This scenario allows managing overtime in a flexible way and will fit organizations where employees can verify their timesheet and working hours balances in a chosen period of time. This option also allows presenting absences that are a result of overtime collection - as a specific absence type in the company's calendar.
Employee perspective
Employees can verify their overtime balance in the Timesheet tab (Time & Attendance module), and optionally mark their absences resulting from overtime collection within the current settlement period using Apply tab (Time off module).
Example: It's September 16th, 2024. The employee would like to check their timesheets regarding overtime. In the Timesheet tab, there's an option to check their balance from the beginning of the month to the current day.
In the summary on the left side, the employee can see they worked 2 hours 30 minutes more than planned.
In the next step employee can apply for overtime collection in the Apply tab:
If you want your employees to use this option and mark their absences resulting from overtime collection, follow the below instructions on how to set up a proper configuration.
Overtime collection - configuration
Creating adequate configuration of absence type: Overtime collection:
Remember to choose the option Consider as: Work from home - thanks to this, the requests won't affect the working time.
Duration unit should be set in hours:
In the Accrual tab:
Set the entitlement as Undefined:
In the Requesting tab:
Overtime collection should be configured in working days
We suggest the minimum leave duration within one day: 15 minutes
In the Fields & visibility tab (optionally):
You can set the Reason field as required and adjust its visibility on the calendar:
💡 Tip:
Remember that you can configure an alternative approval flow, such as automatic approval, for these types of requests. For more information, please check this article.
Overtime management - manager's and administrator's perspective
While verifying the settlement period Manager/Admin checks the Timesheet report in terms of balance accordance (Balance column):
If your organization allows claiming overtime collection in the next settlement period, please check this article:
Allocation of overtime hours to be claimed after settlement period / Overtime bucket