This article reviews the Accrual Rule Details sidesheet on the Accrual Rule tab of the Labor Admin page. Here, users can view and edit the details for a single accrual rule.
Article Topics:
Navigation & Security
Navigation
 | First, navigate to the Accrual Rules tab of the Labor Admin page.
Click on the desired accrual rule to open the associated sidesheet. Note: The fields of the policy section of the sidesheet differ depending on the type of rule selected. |
Security
Users with the following permission will be able to access Accrual Rule Details sidesheets:
- Labor Rules
- Accrual Rules
- View Accrual Rules
- Accrual Rules
Header Section
The header of the Accrual Rule Details sidesheet has two layouts, depending on if the rule has a version with an effective date in the future or not.
Normal Rule
| Field | Description | |
 | Accrual Rule Name | User-entered name for the accrual rule. This name is used throughout the system as the 'Accrual Balance' name and 'Accrual Policy' name. This name will be visible to employees. |
 | Add Version Button | Adds a new version of the accrual rule. Learn more about accrual rule versioning here. |
 | Delete | Deletes the accrual rule and unassigns it from all employees. Note: Only rules that do not have calculated employee balances or associated time off requests can be deleted. Learn more about deactivating rules here. Note: If the rule has future versions, deleting the rule will also delete the future version of the rule. |
 | Version History Button | Opens the Versions list, which lists all past, current, and future versions of the accrual rule. |
 | Expand/Collapse Button | Expands to full screen, or collapses to half screen if already expanded. |
 | Close Button | Closes the Accrual Rule Details sidesheet. |
Rule With a Future Version
| Field | Description | |
| Accrual Rule Name | User-entered name for the accrual rule. This name is used throughout the system as the 'Accrual Balance' name and 'Accrual Policy' name. This name will be visible to employees. |
 | Delete Button | Deletes the accrual rule and unassigns it from all employees. Note: Only rules that do not have calculated employee balances or associated time off requests can be deleted. Learn more about deactivating rules here. Note: If the rule has future versions, deleting the rule will also delete the future version of the rule. |
 | Version History Button | Opens the Versions list, which lists all past, current, and future versions of the accrual rule. |
 | Expand/Collapse Button | Expands to full screen, or collapses to half screen if already expanded. |
 | Close Button | Closes the Accrual Rule Details sidesheet. |
 | Future Version Warning | Yellow banner indicating the date that the next version of the accrual rule will be active. |
 | View Here Button | Click to view and/or edit the accrual rule version. Note: Accrual rule versions can only be edited when their effective date is in the future. Learn more about accrual rule versioning here. |
Versions List
| Field/Button | Description | |
| Back Button | Click to close the Versions list and view the current version of the accrual rule. |
| Version Details | Details for a single version of the accrual rule: Effective Start Date - Date version takes effect. Effective End Date - Last date version is active. Edited By - User who last edited the version. Edited Date - Date version was last edited. |
 | View Button | Click to view the accrual rule configurations for a past or future version. Note: For the current version of the accrual rule, the word 'Current' is displayed instead of the View button. Click the Back button (#1) to view the current version of the accrual rule. |
Accrual Rule Type Section
The Accrual Rule Type section of the sidesheet displays basic information about the accrual rule.
| Field | Description | |
| Accrual Rule Name | User-entered name for the accrual rule. This name is used throughout the system as the 'Accrual Balance' name and 'Accrual Policy' name. This name will be visible to employees. |
| Earning Type | Earning type added to the DSS when accrued hours are used. |
| Accrual Method | Accrual policy type for the rule:
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 | Effective Start Date | Date current version of the policy will be effective. Employees will start accruing hours associated with the accrual rule on this date. |
 | Effective End Date | Date current version of the policy will be deactivated. Note: If the effective end date is today or in the future, the rule may have a future version configured. When a new version is created, the effective end date for the current version is automatically set to the effective start date of the new version. Learn more about accrual rule versioning and deactivating here. |
Policy Section
The Policy section of the sidesheet varies depending on the type of the policy:
Unlimited Type
| Field | Description | |
 | What type of accrual policy is this? | Indicates that the policy type is 'Unlimited'. Unlimited type rules have no other configuration fields. |
Fixed Date Type
| Button/Field | Description | |
 | Select Date Type | Type of date used to determine the date that employees will accrue hours: If birthday is selected, the employee will accrue the set number of hours on the birthday set on their Employee Record.
If anniversary is selected, the employee will accrue the set number of hours on the hire date set on their Employee Record.
If a custom date is selected, all employees will accrue the set number of hours on the date in the custom date field.  If recurring period is selected, all employees will accrue the set number of hours on a set schedule; weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. |
 | Employees start accruing (rule name) ____ days after start date | Number of days after an employee's hire date that must pass before the employee begins accruing hours. Note: This field is only displayed for the fixed date type of Recurring Period. |
 | Period Type | Weekly - Hours will accrue on the selected day each week. Bi-Weekly - Hours will accrue on the selected day every other week.
Monthly - Hours accrue on the first day of the month. Note: This field is only displayed for the fixed date type of Recurring Period. |
 | Day of the week to begin the recurring weekly cycle on | Day of the week that hours associated with weekly and bi-weekly periods will accrue on. Note: This field is only displayed for the fixed date type of Recurring Period. |
 | Employee must work _____ hours within the period to accrue (rule name) | The number of hours the employee must work in the period to be eligible to accrue hours. Note: If left blank or zero is entered, employees will always accrue hours each period. Note: This field is only displayed for the fixed date type of Recurring Period. |
 | Accrual Amount | Number of hours employees will accrue on the accrual date. |
 | Accrue on Non-Worked Hours | When enabled, selected non-worked hours, such as hours associated with sick earnings, are included when calculating an employee's total worked hours. Note: This field is only displayed for the fixed date type of Recurring Period. |
 | Earning Type(s) to Accrue On | When an employee has earnings associated with these earning types, the hours associated with them will be included in 'Worked Hours' for the purposes of calculating hours worked in the period. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Accrue on Non-Worked Hours' is enabled. |
 | Allow Negative Balances | When enabled, employees can submit time off requests that will result in a negative balance. |
 | Maximum amount of rule that can be accrued is _____ hours | Maximum number of hours an employee can accrue before they stop accruing hours. |
 | Tenure Bonus Toggle | When enabled, the amount of accrued hours and maximum balance can be increased based on how long an employee has been employed. |
 | Tenure Bonus Configuration | For each level of tenure bonus, the following details are displayed: a) Years Worked - When the employee's hire date is this number of years in the past, the tenure bonus will be applied when they accrue hours. b) Increase Accrual amount by ____ hours - Amount of hours that the set number of accrual hours will be increased by. c) Increase Maximum Balance by _____ hours - Amount of hours that the maximum balance will be increased by. Note: Tenure Bonus Configurations are only displayed when 'Tenure Bonus' is enabled. |
 | + Add Another Tenure Bonus | Click to add an additional tenure bonus. Note: This button is only displayed when creating or editing an accrual rule version. |
 | Expire Date | Date that accrued balances will either expire or be carried over on. Note: This field is only displayed for the fixed date type of Recurring Period. |
 | Carryover Balance Toggle | When enabled, accrued hours will carry over to the next year instead of expiring. |
 | Employees can carry over _____ % of their current balance | Percentage of accrued hours that will be carried over on the expiration date. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Carryover Balance' is enabled. |
 | A maximum of ____ hours can be carried over | Maximum number of hours that an employee can carry over. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Carryover Balance' is enabled. |
 | Unused carryover hours should expire after _____ days | Number of days that unused carryover hours will expire after being carried over. Note: Carryover hours will not expire if this field is blank. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Carryover Balance' is enabled. |
 | Pay Unused Hours | When enabled, earnings will be added to the DSS for the employee when accrued hours expire. |
Accrued Type
| Field | Description | |
| Employees start accruing (rule name) ____ days after start date | Number of days after an employee's hire date that must pass before the employee begins accruing hours. |
| Employees accrue ___ hours for every ____ hours worked | Accrual rate written as the number of hours to be accrued and for every X hours worked. Employees will accrue hours for each hour worked based on the accrual rate, which is calculated as:
Example: 2 hours accrued per 40 hours worked Accrual Rate: 2/40 = 0.05 Employees will accrue 0.05 hours per hour worked. |
 | Accrue on Non-Worked Hours | When enabled, selected 'non-worked' hours, such as hours associated with 'sick' earnings, are included when calculating an employee's total worked hours. |
 | Earning Type(s) to Accrue On | Non-worked earning types that will accrue time off hours. When an employee has earnings associated with these earning types, the hours associated with them will be included in 'Worked Hours' for the purposes of calculating accrual hours. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Accrue on Non-Worked Hours' is enabled. |
 | Allow Negative Balances | When enabled, employees can submit time off requests that will result in a negative balance. |
 | Maximum amount of rule that can be accrued is ___ hours | Maximum number of hours an employee can accrue before they stop accruing hours. |
 | Tenure Bonus Toggle | When enabled, the amount of accrued hours and maximum balance can be increased based on how long an employee has been employed. |
 | Tenure Bonus Configuration | For each level of tenure bonus, the following details are displayed: a) Years Worked - When the employee's hire date is this number of years in the past, the tenure bonus will be applied when they accrue hours. b) Increase Accrual Rate by ____ hours - Amount of additional hours that will be accrued per X hours worked. c) Increase Maximum Balance by _____ hours - Amount of hours that the maximum balance will be increased by. Note: Tenure Bonus Configurations are only displayed when 'Tenure Bonus' is enabled. |
 | + Add Another Tenure Bonus | Click to add an additional tenure bonus. Note: This button is only displayed when creating or editing an accrual rule version. |
 | Expire Date | Date that accrued balances will either expire or be carried over on. |
 | Carryover Balances Toggle | When enabled, accrued hours will carry over to the next year instead of expiring. |
 | Employees can carry over _____ % of their current balance | Percentage of accrued hours that will be carried over on the expiration date. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Carryover Balance' is enabled. |
 | A maximum of ___ hours can be carried over | Maximum number of hours that an employee can carry over. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Carryover Balance' is enabled. |
 | Unused carryover hours should expire after ____ days | Number of days that unused carryover hours will expire after being carried over. Note: Carryover hours will not expire if this field is blank. Note: This field is only displayed when 'Carryover Balance' is enabled. |
 | Pay Unused Hours | When enabled, earnings will be added to the DSS for the employee when accrued hours expire. |