Switch time lets the the employee trade off scheduled work time, hour by hour, against work at non-scheduled hours. For example, you can let an employee work on a non-workday and be off on a day when she is scheduled to work. This provides more flexible work hours, where the employee herself controls how the work time is distributed over different days.
To specify that you are working switch time, use the <Switch In> and <Switch Out> keys on the data capture terminals.
Withdrawals from this balance occur via an absence wage code that you specify in connection with clocking in and out with absences.
When defining a switch time balance you may follow this general description.
In the Balance Definition window, enter an Identity and a Description for the switch time balance.
Set Unit to Hours, and Type to Switch.
In the General tab:
Enter the Minimum allowed balance within a period, and the Maximum allowed balance within a period. The period refers to the reconciliation period, if applicable. If no reconciliation is used the value refers to the total value at any given time.
Optional, enter restrictions to the Maximum Daily Accrual, and the Maximum Daily Withdrawal.
Optional, enter an Accrual Threshold value, and a Withdrawal Threshold value.
Optional, enter a Round Accrual Value, and a Round Withdrawal Value. The rounding affects the daily accrual and withdrawal values.
A remainder is the result from a rounding, or a threshold, or the value cut out because of a maximum or minimum limitation. Select one of the options and, when applicable, enter the supplementing information.
In the Daily Rule tab:
Enter a Positive Wage Code that will display a summary of all hours accruing to the balance. Accruing hours comes from the wage codes with a positive Factor value (see Wage Code Generating Balance).
Enter a Negative Wage Code that will display a summary of all hours withdrawing from the balance. Withdrawing hours comes from the wage codes with a negative Factor value (see Wage Code Generating Balance).
Enter a Wage Code of type balance accrual, set Factor to +1, select the Conversion Default checkbox.
Enter a Wage Code of type absence, set Factor to -1. This wage code is an absence code that should let the employee take time off without reducing the normal hours but instead reducing the switch time balance. If transferred, the absence code must have the correct parameter setting in the connected payroll system in order to avoid a double withdrawal.
Note: The Switch time balance require that you enter a wage code of type Balance Accrual. You should not use a wage code of type Balance Withdrawal. Instead you enter the wage code of type Absence.
Select the Level balance change and accruing result checkbox. This is mandatory for a switch time balance.
Select the Level balance change and withdrawing result checkbox. This is mandatory for a switch time balance.