Skip to main content
Documentation
Documentation
Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2026-02-20
Example: Calculate Monthly Overtime

Example: Calculate Monthly Overtime

This example illustrates how to configure work schedule calendars and create standard overtime calculations to calculate overtime on a monthly basis.
You need to pay workers in Japan overtime when they work more than 150 hours in a month.
  • Create a time calculation group named Japan Monthly Overtime. See Create Time Calculation Groups.
  • Security:
    • Set Up: Calendar
       domain in the System functional area.
    • Set Up: Time Calculations
       domain in the Time Tracking Calculations functional area.
  1. Access the
    Create Work Schedule Calendar
     task.
    1. In the
      Name
       field, enter
      Japan - Work Schedule - Hourly
      .
    2. In the
      Time Tracking
       section, in the
      Configurable Calculation Period
       field, select
      Month - Starting on Day 1
      . Workday calculates overtime over this period.
    3. Click
      OK
       and
      Done
      .
  2. Access the
    Create Time Calculation
     task.
  3. In the
    Name
     field, enter
    Monthly Overtime
    .
  4. From the
    Calculation Type
     prompt, select
    Standard Overtime Calculation
    .
  5. Click
    OK
    .
  6. On the
    General Options
     tab, specify the
    Criteria
    :
    Field
    Value
    Period
    Configurable Period
    This value is based on the period that you selected on the work schedule calendar.
    Replace Hours Greater than (value)
    150
    Time Calculation Tags
    Regular
  7. Specify the
    Results
    :
    Field
    Value
    Add Tags
    Create a
    Monthly Overtime
     time calculation tag.
    Remove Tags
    Regular
    Time Day Based On
    Calculated Date
  8. On the
    Groups
     tab, add a row to the grid with these values:
    Field
    Value
    Time Calculation Group
    Japan Monthly Overtime
    Effective Date
    Current Snapshot
  9. Click
    OK
    .
  10. Access the
    Maintain Time Calculation Priorities
     task to assign this calculation priority 910.
  11. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
When a worker who belongs to the
Japan Monthly Overtime
 calculation group works more than 150 hours in a month, Workday tags their hours over 150 with the Monthly Overtime calculation tag and calculates the hours as overtime.