Setting up your contract rules

Contract rules tell Paycheq how your collective agreement pays: overtime, day rates, premiums, call-outs, banked time and more. They replace your province's rules wherever your contract covers them.

Contract rules are part of Paycheq Pro.

Turning them on

1. Go to Jobs and tap your job.

2. Under Rules, set Rule profile to Union contract.

3. Tap Contract rules.

Suggested image: the Contract rules list.

What's already there

A new contract starts with:

• Your overtime from setup.

• Holiday pay of 8 hours at your regular rate.

• The meal premium: half an hour at double time plus $12 after 11 hours, and again after 15.

• An overtime window from midnight to 6 a.m.

Change or remove any of them to match your agreement.

Changing a rule

1. Tap the rule.

2. Make your changes and tap Save.

3. Go back and tap Save on the job. Your changes aren't kept until you do.

Adding a rule

1. Tap Add a rule and choose the kind of rule, such as Day rate, Call-out minimum or Banked time.

2. Fill it in and tap Add.

3. Tap Save on the job.

Most rules have Applies when options, so a rule only applies when you want it to:

• Days, and Whole shift if it starts on these days

• Only between certain times

• Shifts, such as Called in or On call

• Only on public holidays

• After hours in a shift

• After hours in the week

Leave them all off for a rule that always applies.

When two rules apply at once

Under How rules combine, When multipliers overlap decides what happens when two rules give a rate for the same time. Highest wins pays the higher rate. Work week starts sets the start of the week for weekly overtime.

Suggested image: the lower part of Contract rules showing Add a rule, Holidays and How rules combine.

Checks against the law

If a rule pays less than your province's minimum, such as overtime at a lower rate, Paycheq warns you. The Pay screen also compares your contract with the law every pay period.

Turning them off or removing them

• To stop using them for now: set Rule profile to Labour rules only and tap Save. Your rules stay saved, and switching back brings them back.

• To delete them: in Contract rules, tap Remove agreement at the bottom and confirm, then tap Save on the job. Pay is then worked out with your province's labour rules. Your shifts, rates, dues and stubs stay.

Good to know

• Each job has its own contract rules.

• You can share your rules with coworkers as a file, and import theirs.

• Your contract rules stay on your phone, and are included in your backups.

• Estimates only. Not legal advice. Check your collective agreement.