Payable Hours (Traditional Award)

Based on the rules and settings of the assigned ‘Payroll Shift Type’, Traffio will breakdown the total shift hours into the different 'Payable Hours'. This allows you to pay an employee different rates throughout a shift (e.g. ordinary hours plus overtime hours).

A person's shift is divided into different payable hours. Each payable hour can be linked to a different pay rate in your accounting software, allowing you to pay different rates for the same shift.

For example, you can pay one rate for 'Ordinary hours' and a different rate for 'Overtime hours' in the same shift.

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You can set an hour limit for certain 'Payable Hours' to determine when to switch to another 'Payable Hour'.

For example, if a shift exceeds the 'Day Overtime' limit, the 'Day Extra Overtime' will apply to the remaining hours.

Note: Day Overtime payable hours have two "hours limit" options

By default, the "Day Overtime hrs limit" is used but on Saturdays, this field is overridden by the limit set in "Saturday 'Day Overtime' hrs limit override".

By default, if a shift is not on Saturday, Sunday, or a Public Holiday, and it starts within the day timeframe, it will be assigned the Day shift type.

The Day shift type uses three different day rates:

The rate paid depends on the hourly limits set for the day.

You can customise when a different rate is applied by setting the 'Day ordinary hours limit' and the 'Day overtime hours limit'.

Note: When a 'Day shift' payroll shift type is assigned, it will only use Day payable hours, even if a shift starts in the Day timeframe and finishes in the Night timeframe.

Day payable hours = Day Ordinary, Day Overtime, and Day Extra Overtime.

By default, shifts that start within the night timeframe on weekdays (not Saturday, Sunday, or a Public Holiday) are assigned the Night shift type.

The Night shift type uses three different rates:

The rate paid depends on the hourly limits set for the night.

To customise when a different rate applies, set the 'Night ordinary hours limit' and 'Night overtime hours limit'.

Note: When a 'Night shift' payroll shift type is assigned, it will only use Night payable hours, even if a shift starts in the Night timeframe and finishes in the Day timeframe.

Night payable hours = Night Ordinary, Night Overtime, and Night Extra Overtime.

When a shift falls on Saturday, it will be assigned the Saturday shift type.

This is determined by the day of the week and does not take into account the "Week Breakdown" selection.

The Saturday shift type uses two different day rates:

The rate paid depends on the hourly limit for that day.

Set the 'Day overtime hours limit' to customise when a different rate is paid.

When a shift falls on Sunday, it will be assigned the Sunday shift type.

This is determined by the day of the week and does not take into account the "Week Breakdown" selection.

The Sunday shift type uses one day rate:

Saturday shift hours will be allocated to 'Saturday Ordinary' hours up to the "Sat ordinary hrs limit," then to 'Day Overtime' hours until the "Saturday Day Overtime hrs limit override" is reached. Any remaining hours will be assigned to 'Day Extra Overtime' hours.

The 'Saturday first hours only applies before 12 noon' toggle can be used when enabled.

When enabled, the first hours before 12 noon, up to the "Saturday 'Day Overtime' hrs limit override," will be counted as 'Day Overtime' hours. Hours after this limit or shifts starting after 12 noon will be counted as 'Day Extra Overtime' hours.

Saturday shift hours will be assigned to 'Day Overtime' up to the "Saturday 'Day Overtime' hrs limit override," with the remaining hours going to 'Day Extra Overtime'.

The 'Saturday first hours only applies during daylight hours' toggle can also be used when disabled.

When enabled, the first hours set in "Saturday 'Day Overtime' hrs limit override" between the "Day start" and "Night start" times will be counted as 'Day Overtime' hours. Hours outside of this timeframe or after the limit will be counted as 'Day Extra Overtime' hours.

Note: If 'Limit Ordinary hours per pay period' is enabled and the 'max Ordinary hours' is reached, the 'Saturday Ordinary' hours will not be used.

Sunday shift hours will be assigned to 'Sunday Ordinary' up to the "Sun ordinary hrs limit," with the remaining hours going to 'Day Extra Overtime'.

Sunday shifts will assign all hours to 'Day Extra Overtime'.

Note: If 'Limit Ordinary hours per pay period' is enabled and the 'max Ordinary hours' is reached, the 'Sunday Ordinary' hours will not be applied.

Public Holiday shift hours will be assigned to 'Public Holiday Ordinary' up to the "Phol. ordinary hrs limit," with the remaining hours going to 'Public Holiday' hours.

Public Holiday shifts will assign all hours to 'Public Holiday' hours.

Note: If 'Limit Ordinary hours per pay period' is enabled and the 'max Ordinary hours' is reached, the 'Public Holiday Ordinary' hours will not be applied.

Public holidays are defined by Traffio.

You can find a list of public holidays under your depot:

Public holidays are assigned based on the state defined in the depot. A shift is automatically assigned a public holiday shift when it matches a date in the public holiday list of the booking depot.

Currently, you must have the 'Public Holiday' toggle turned on in the Payable Hours & Allowances Display Columns section.

All hours of the shift will be paid at the 'Public Holiday' rate, regardless of whether they occur during the day or night timeframe.

Shifts will be paid as follows:

You can link your own pay rates to these Traffio 'Payable Hours' per 'Payroll Category' in the 'Earnings Rates' tab of the Payroll Cost Centre.

In the screenshot example, we have the 'Payroll Categories' "Traffic Controller A.1" and "Traffic Controller A.2."

As shown, the list of 'Payable Hours' is repeated for each 'Payroll Category'.

Traffio calculates how many hours should be assigned to each payable hour based on:

Each payroll shift type uses 'Payable Hours' differently. Click here to learn more about payroll shift types.