Purpose: This guide will show you how BambooHR Payroll breaks shift differentials down in your payroll run.

Table of Contents

• Shift Differentials in the Pre-Payroll Hours Breakdown
• Payroll Overview Page
• Payment Details Page
• Shift Differentials in BambooHR Payroll FAQ
  • Can I combine projects and tasks with shift differentials during my payroll run?
  • How are pay rates calculated if there are multiple levels of different pay rates?
  • I imported data that has project pay and shift differentials. Which rate will you use?

In the pre-payroll process, shift differentials live on the Timesheets tab. If you click on the tab, you'll see all of your employee's time tracking information. For a complete breakdown of this tab and the table on the right, check out this help guide. In the example below, you'll notice Jennifer Caldwell worked 32 hours on the "Executive Weekend" shift differential.

Upon clicking Start Payroll or Continue Payroll, you can add additional hours and attribute them to their corresponding shift by hovering over the proper employee and clicking Add Hours. Then, simply click the name of shift differential, determine if the hours are regular, overtime, or double overtime, and enter the number of hours.

Adding hours to a specific shift works the same on the payments detail page as it does on the payroll overview page. Simply click Add Hours and select the correct shift differential. Then, enter the hours and wages. If you add hours in this way, the hours field will automatically be set to 0 and the wages field will calculate based on the employee's wage and the percentage or dollar amount you determined when setting up the shift differential.

For a closer look at how we calculate these wages, click here!

These frequently asked questions are focused on shift differentials within BambooHR payroll. If you have questions about how shift differentials interact with BambooHR Time Tracking, check out this help guide!