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      How do you set shifts to pay either time and a half, double or Triple time during the Christmas period?

      Maximize Employee Rewards: Configuring Time and a Half, Double, or Triple Time Pay During the Christmas Period

      As the holiday season approaches, ensuring that your workforce is not only compensated fairly but also incentivized appropriately becomes a priority. In this comprehensive guide, we'll walk you through the intricacies of configuring shifts to pay time and a half, double, or even triple time during the festive Christmas period. 

      Usually, these shift types are set for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, St. Stephens Day/Boxing Day and New Year's Eve so the dropdown to add these options will only be visible on these days. 

      • Navigate to "Week Roster" using the mega menu 

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      • Within this view, you can proceed to create your shifts as normal for the week. 

      For help creating your shift, click here! 

      • You will notice on the dates 24th,25th, 26th of Dec and 1st Jan there will be an additional field to complete within the "Create New Shift" pop-up named "Rate Multiplier For this Employees Shifts on This Day"
      • You can select the most suitable from the rate multiplier drop-down list
        • Normal
        • Time and a half (x1.5)
        • Double Time (x2) 
        • Triple Time (x3) 

      • If you have created the shifts using pre-sets, you can still apply the rates multiplier to the shifts on the 24th, 25th, 26th Dec and 1st Jan. Simply click on the shift within the week roster and select from the rates dropdown menu. 
      • Once the option has been selected and the shift has been saved, you will see a green dot appear beside this shift with the multiplier rate selected. 
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      Please Note

      If shifts are rostered as a supervisor rate shift, a night shift or a Sunday rate it will pay the hours worked minus breaks at Time & half, Double or Triple the applicable pay rate if you use the rate multiplier.