Hour Rounding Rules

When the Compare to Job Schedule option is enabled in the pay agreement header, time rounding rules define the time rounding parameters for time worked within the job schedule only. In such cases, hour rounding rules can be used in conjunction with, or instead of, time rounding rules.

Hour rounding rules can apply time rounding to the following:

time worked outside the job schedule only
time worked within the job schedule only
time worked within and outside the job schedule.

Therefore, if the same time rounding parameters are to apply to time worked within the job schedule and time worked outside the job schedule, the parameters can be defined by a single hour rounding rule rather than a time rounding rule and an hour rounding rule. However, if different time rounding parameters are to apply to time worked within the job schedule and time worked outside the job schedule, the parameters must be defined by separate time rounding and hour rounding rules respectively.

As with a time rounding rule, an hour rounding rule defines a rounding type and a rounding interval.

A single hour rounding rule can be defined within each primary interpretation header that belongs to a pay agreement. An hour rounding rule can be defined only if the Compare to Job Schedule option is enabled in the pay agreement header.

Define an Hour Rounding Rule

To define an hour rounding rule for a pay agreement, follow the procedure below.

1.	If not already open, open a pay agreement in the Pay Agreement Entry screen.
2.	Scroll down to the Primary Interpretation section and click the open button. The Primary Interpretation section of the screen expands.
3.	Click the existing primary interpretation header to which the hour rounding rule is to be added. The Primary Interpretation Header, Time Rounding Rule, Hour Rounding, Midnight Boundary Rules and Unpaid Breaks options are displayed, as shown in the example below.
4.	Click the open button to the right of Hour Rounding Rule. The Hour Rounding Rule Entry pane opens on the right-hand side of the screen.
5.	In the Apply Rounding To field, select one of the following depending on the requirements of the rule: Hours Out - rule will apply to time outside the job schedule only Hours In - rule will apply to time within the job schedule only Both - rule will apply to time within and outside the schedule.
6.	In the Type field in the Hour Rounding Rule Entry pane, select the time rounding type that is to apply.
7.	In the Interval field in the Hour Rounding Rule Entry pane, select the rounding interval that is to apply.
8.	Click Save. A confirmation message opens, indicating the agreement has been saved successfully.