Comparison of Shift Pay Methods

This topic describes the shift pay methods and then compares them.

Shift Method Descriptions

This table describes the primary shift pay methods:

Method	Description
Earnings based on other earnings or accumulator.	Create a separate earnings code for shift differential based on another earnings code or a special accumulator of earnings and pay it out as other earnings. You can set up shift differential as a percentage of amount (amount based) or a flat rate per hour (hours based).
Rate adjustment factor or earnings adjustment factor.	Add an adjustment factor to applicable earnings on the earnings table: Rate adjustment factor: Add an amount to the employee's hourly rate. Earnings adjustment factor: Add a flat amount to the total earnings.
Pay group setID and Shift table.	Create each applicable shift for a setID on the Shift table. Assign each employee to one of these shifts. Specify the shift differential on the shift table or at the employee level in Job data.

Shift Method Comparisons

This table briefly compares the shift pay methods:

Method	Use Shift Table?	Earnings Elig for shift	Additional Pay Setup	Shift Earnings to Paysheet	Shift Pay on Paycheck
Earnings based on other earnings or accumulator	No	Deselected	Assign shift earnings code.	System adds shift earnings code as other earnings. No manual paysheet entry.	Separate
Rate adjustment factor or earnings adjustment factor	No	Deselected	Assign shift earnings code.	System adds shift earnings code as other earnings. Manually enter shift hours.	Separate
Pay group setID and Shift table	Yes	Selected	Not required	No separate shift earnings code. No manual paysheet entry.	Not separate

The following sections describe these methods in more detail.