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Work Shifts¶

Manage employee work schedules with shift templates, assignments, and built-in compliance validation for Latin American labor laws.

Overview¶

Work Shifts lets you:

• Define Shift Templates — Fixed or rotating schedules with customizable times and breaks
• Assign Employees — Map employees to shifts with date ranges and compliance checks
• Enforce Compliance — Automatic validation against country-specific labor laws
• Track Night Differentials — Configure and calculate night shift premiums
• Monitor Compliance — Dashboard showing violations, warnings, and compliance rates

Shift Types¶

Fixed Shifts¶

A fixed shift has the same start and end time every day.

Rotating Shifts¶

A rotating shift has different start and end times for each day of the week.

Rotating shifts are useful for employees with varying schedules across the week.

Creating a Shift¶

1. Navigate to Work Shifts from the main menu
2. Click Add Shift
3. Configure the shift:

1. Click Save

Assigning Employees¶

Creating an Assignment¶

1. Navigate to the Assignments tab
2. Select an active shift from the dropdown
3. Choose a start date (and optional end date)
4. Search for an employee by name or email
5. Click Assign next to the employee

Compliance Validation¶

Before an assignment is created, the system runs compliance checks:

Assignment Status¶

Compliance Engine¶

The compliance engine validates assignments against country-specific labor laws for 12 Latin American countries.

Supported Countries¶

Compliance Rules¶

Each country has 11 configurable rules:

Seeding Defaults¶

To load country presets:

1. Navigate to the Compliance tab
2. Click Seed All Countries to load all 12 country presets
3. Or click Reset to Preset on a specific country to reload its defaults

Night Differentials¶

Night differentials calculate additional pay for hours worked during night shifts.

Configuration¶

Country-Specific Differentials¶

Calculation Formula¶

Night Differential Pay = Night Hours × Hourly Rate × Differential Rate

Multiple differentials can stack (e.g., Colombia has both regular and overtime night differentials).

Compliance Dashboard¶

The compliance dashboard provides an overview of all assignments and their compliance status.

Summary Cards¶

Assignments Needing Attention¶

A table showing assignments with warnings or violations:

Tabs¶

What’s Next¶

• Payroll Runs — Execute payroll with shift-aware calculations
• Time Tracking — Track attendance and clock-in/out
• Tax Compliance — Configure tax rules for 12 countries

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