Advanced Feature - Entering Shift Differentials

Payroll can handle shift differential pay, which is additional pay for non-standard work times, sometimes given as an incentive to recruit and reward employees who work during the night shift.  Payroll uses a specific Other Pay Type to identify shift differential pay.

Note:  Totals for shift differentials accumulate in the Regular Earnings Totals fields rather than the Other Pay Earnings Totals fields.

Directions:

1. Use Other Pay Master Maintenance to create separate Other Pay Codes for each night shift (second shift, third shift, etc.).  Specify the 7-Shift Differential Other Pay Type for each Other Pay Code.

2. Assign the codes to the appropriate employees during Employee Master Maintenance in the Other Pay Area (optional).

3. Start the Payroll Run.

4. Select the appropriate Pay Code with the shift differential during Check Entry in the Pay Detail Area.
   Note:  To add an Other Pay Code to the employee on-the-fly, follow the directions for adding Other Pay Codes dynamically.