The usual overtime calculation is done on a weekly basis (i.e. 40h/week). Under certain circumstances an Employer and Employee can have an agreement to use a bi-weekly basis to stagger working hours (i.e. 80h/2weeks).
With the Time and Attendance add on, it is possible to activate the Stagger Working Hours setting for a specific employee or for the whole organization.
Advantages and how it works
The main advantages is the added flexibility in managing the schedules and the avoidance of overtime pay.
Example
Let's say we have an employee with a 40h/week threshold before overtime pay is triggered who works 36h in the first week and 44 hours in the second week of the same pay period.
Without Staggering Hours: The employee will be paid 76 regular hours (36 + 40) and 4 overtime hours.
With Staggering Hours: The employee will be paid 80 regular hours (36 + 44)
How to activate or deactivate the Staggering Hours setting
Activate or deactivate the setting for a specific employee
To do so, first go to your employee's profile and then
Click on the "Settings" tab
Enable (or disable) the "Override the organization's working hours staggering settings" setting
If you enabled the setting, you can then check ''Spread the employee's working hours overt the entire pay period"
Save
Activate the setting for the whole organization
Go to the "Settings" menu
"General" tab
Enable the "Stagger working hours" option
Save
