Employees may be entitled to receive additional income amounts, over and above their basic salary or hourly pay if they are required to work outside their usual hours, on weekends or public holidays. Certain employees will also receive additional pay when they take annual, sick or family responsibility leave. The minimum requirements for these amounts are set out in the BCEA and discussed briefly in the sections below.
These calculations will be performed automatically when employees’ hours are captured or leave is recorded on the system. For more information on these features, please see the following sections:
The default pay calculations can be overridden in line with BCEA alternatives or to conform with your industry’s regulations. Please see the following article for more details: