Trade/Union Screen Field Reference

General tab

Use the grid to create the overtime and double time rules, which are applied when ProContractor calculates taxes and deductions. Along with this screen, you can also create overtime and double time rules on the Compensation Package screen or the Trade/Union screen.

If you create multiple sets of overtime and double time rules, ProContractor looks for them in the following order and applies the first set of rules it finds:

You can set overtime and double time rules for each day of the week, you can set a weekly limit, or you can set both. Note that blank values and zero values in the Overtime Hours grid do not produce the same results. If you leave an Overtime After field blank, then all regular hours entered for that day are paid as regular hours; no overtime is calculated. Conversely, if you enter 0 in an Overtime After field, all regular hours entered for that day are paid at the overtime rate. The same rules apply to the Doubletime After fields.

Here are just a few examples of what you can do with overtime and double time rules:

Example 1) Daily Limit Only

If overtime applies after:

  • more than 8 hours worked in one day

    and double time applies after:

  • more than 10 hours worked in a day

    then enter values in the Overtime Hours grid as follows:

    DayOvertime AfterDoubletime After
    Monday8.010.0
    Tuesday8.010.0
    Wednesday8.010.0
    Thursday8.010.0
    Friday8.010.0
    Saturday8.010.0
    Sunday8.010.0

Weekly Regular Hours Limit = blank

Based on this scenario:

  • If Alan works 40 hours (five 8-hour days Monday through Friday), and 3 hours on Saturday, he is paid 43 hours of regular time.
  • If Barb works 50 hours (five 10-hour days, Monday through Friday), she is paid 40 hours of regular time and 10 hours of overtime.
  • If Carl works 12 hours on Saturday and 9 hours on Sunday, he is paid 16 regular hours, 3 hours of overtime, and 2 hours of double time.

Example 2) Weekly Limit Only

If overtime applies after:

  • 40 hours worked in one week

    then leave the Overtime Hours grid blank as follows:

    DayOvertime AfterDoubletime After
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Saturday
    Sunday

Weekly Regular Hours Limit = 40.00

Based on this scenario:

  • If Alan works 40 hours (five 8-hour days Monday through Friday), and 3 hours on Saturday, he is paid 40 hours of regular time and 3 hours of overtime.
  • If Barb works 50 hours (five 10-hour days, Monday through Friday), she is paid 40 hours of regular time and 10 hours of overtime.
  • If Carl works 12 hours on Saturday and 9 hours on Sunday, he is paid 21 regular hours.

If overtime applies after:

  • 40 hours worked in one week
  • more than 8 hours worked on Saturday
  • any hours worked on Sunday, up to 5 hours

    and double time applies after:

  • more than 5 hours worked on Sunday

    then enter values in the Overtime Hours grid as follows:

    Day Overtime After Doubletime After
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Saturday 8.0
    Sunday 0 5.0

Weekly Regular Hours Limit = 40.00

Based on this scenario:

  • If Alan works 40 hours (five 8-hour days Monday through Friday), and 3 hours on Saturday, he is paid 40 hours of regular time and 3 hours of overtime.
  • If Barb works 50 hours (five 10-hour days, Monday through Friday), she is paid 40 hours of regular time and 10 hours of overtime.
  • If Carl works 12 hours on Saturday and 9 hours on Sunday, he is paid 8 regular hours, 9 overtime hours, and 4 double time hours.
Field Description
Status Select the status of the trade or union.
  • Active - The trade or union is available for use and appears in lookup lists.
  • Inactive - The trade or union is not available for use and does not appear in lookup lists on other screens. However, it persists in previous selections.
MemoEnter any comments or notes about the trade or union.
Overtime Hours - Each row in the grid is a day of the week. Enter values to define the rules for overtime and double time.
Day Displays the day of the week.
Overtime After (Hours.Fraction)

Enter the number of hours (as a decimal) that an employee must work on this day before ProContractor begins to calculate overtime.

If you want ProContractor to begin calculating overtime after 8 hours and 30 minutes, enter 8.5.

Doubletime After (Hours.Fraction)

Enter the number of hours (as a decimal) that an employee must work on this day before ProContractor begins to calculate double time.

For example, if you want ProContractor to begin calculating double time after 10 hours and 15 minutes, enter 10.25.

Weekly Regular Hours Limit
Weekly Regular Hours Limit

Enter the number of hours (as a decimal) that an employee must work in a week before ProContractor begins to calculate overtime.

For example, if you want ProContractor to begin calculating overtime after 42 hours and 30 minutes, enter 42.5.

Weighted Average
Overtime Rate CalculationIf you want weighted overtime to calculate on wages earned under this trade/union, select this checkbox.
Note: You must also select the Overtime Rate Calculation checkbox for each work location applicable to this trade/union. See the help for the Work Locations screen.