How Do I Insert a New Hire Default?

The New Hire Default setup is located under the System Tools section of the Setup Checklist. Click on the New Hire Defaults link to open the setup page.

  1. Click on the [ADD TEMPLATE] icon. The “Template Name and Overtime Policies” screen opens.

  2. Enter a Name for this New Hire Default Template.

  3. Put a check mark in the box next to each Overtime Policy that you would like to be applied to the employees assigned to this template.

  4. Click on the [NEXT] icon to continue. The “Pay Period and Department” screen opens.

  5. Select the Pay Period that you would like employees using this template to be assigned to.

  6. Select the Default Department Level that you would like employees using this template to be assigned to. With a default department specified, all of your employee’s punches will be assigned to the specified department level unless the employee punches into a department at the time clock.

  7. Click on the [NEXT] icon to continue. The “Rounding and Premium Pay” screen opens.

  8. Put a check mark in the box next to each Rounding Policy and Premium Pay Code that you would like associated with this New Hire Default template.

  9. Click on the [NEXT] icon to continue the setup. The "Accruals” screen opens.

  10. Put a check mark in the box next to each Accrual Policy that you would like associated with this New Hire Default template and click on the [NEXT] icon. The “Holiday List” screen opens.

  11. Select the Holiday List that employees using this template are to be assigned to, or select “No Holiday List.”

  12. Enter the number of Absence Hours. This is the number of hours that will be automatically generated for employees on days specified within the holiday list as paid days off.

  13. Click on the [NEXT] icon to continue.

  14. Put a check mark in the box next to each Minimum Hours Policy that you would like associated with this template and click on the [NEXT] icon. The “Meal Breaks” screen opens.

  15. Select the Meal Break Policy that you would like to be associated with this policy, or select “No Meal.”

  16. Click on the [FINISH/SAVE] icon to add the New Hire Default template.