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Time Guardian v4.0 User’s Guide 7-1
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Calculations
When times and/or hours calculated for an employee do not match what you believe to be the
correct total, the first thing that must be taken into account is the Pay Policy that the employee
has been assigned to. To determine the Pay Policy assigned to an employee, right mouse click
on the employee and select Employee from the dropdown list. To view the rules of the Pay
Policy, select the Setup Wizard from the Main menu. Once open, select the “Pay Policy” tab,
and click the Pay Policy
icon to view the settings. Some of the key areas that impact the
way employee hours are calculated are:
• Overtime Rules
• Rounding Rules, including Unit and Point settings
• Meal Rules, including Unit and Point settings
In addition, the length of the time assigned for the Meal will impact the way an employee’s
hours are calculated.
It is recommended that you record this information on an Employee Calculation worksheet and
confirm that all rules have been taken into consideration. If the calculations are still not correct,
please refer to the section describing Time Guardian Basic Customer Support.
Time Simulation
The Time Simulation utility can be launched from the Main window by selecting Tools => Time
Simulation submenu selections from the Help Menu as illustrated here:
By entering the Unit and Point assigned to the employee’s Pay Policy, and then entering the
Punch Time for the employee, Time Guardian will display the calculated rounded time when the
“Simulation” button is pressed. As seen in the example below, if the Unit is 15 and the Point is
7, and the employee punches IN at 12:07, then the time will be moved forward to 12:15.