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How to Adjust Overtime Settings in the General Settings Tab

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Overtime is work time that exceeds the predetermined work schedule. In the system, overtime will be paid if there is check-in and check-out data as a form of data validation. To adjust overtime request settings, the Super Admin/Admin can access the General Settings page.

The following are the steps to manage overtime settings on the General Settings page in Mekari Talenta.

  1. Go to the "Settings" menu.

  2. In the Time menu, click "Overtime".

  3. Click the "General settings" tab.

  4. Enter the required information, such as Overtime Planning, Overtime on Break Hours, Overtime Request Information, Overtime Request Submission, and Overtime Payment Schedule. The following are the steps to complete them.

A. Overtime Planning

  1. On the General Settings Overtime page, you can change the Overtime Planning settings by clicking the “pencil” icon. This feature appears if the shift used by the company is a single shift. With this feature, users with the Super Admin/Admin role can set up and plan overtime in advance through the approval system.

  2. Check “Allow overtime planning” to allow the use of the overtime planning feature.

  3. If the “Allow overtime planning” option is active, you can enable “Allow employees can request overtime without overtime planning” to give employees access to submit overtime requests independently without requiring an overtime planning assignment.

  4. In addition, if the “Allow overtime planning” option is active, you can enable the “Limit overtime claims based on overtime planning” feature to prevent employees from changing the assigned overtime duration.

    Important
    If the “Limit overtime claims based on overtime planning” feature is active, you cannot enable the “Require full-duration overtime during break hours” feature because this feature requires employees to modify the overtime duration during break hours.

  5. Then, save the changes by clicking “Save changes”.

B. Overtime on Break Hours

  1. On the General Settings Overtime page, you can change the Overtime on Break Hours settings by clicking the “pencil” icon. This feature helps Super Admin/Admin users plan overtime policies during break hours.

  2. Enable the “Allow overtime request on a break hours” option if you want to allow employees to submit overtime requests during break hours.

  3. The “Require full-duration overtime during break hours” option can be enabled after you select “Allow overtime request on a break hours”. This mode requires employees to submit overtime requests covering the entire break duration; if the request covers only part of the break duration, the system will automatically reject it.

    Important
    If the “Require full-duration overtime during break hours” feature is active, you cannot enable the “Limit overtime claims based on overtime planning” feature because it prevents employees from modifying the overtime duration assigned in the overtime plan.

  4. Then, save the changes by clicking “Save changes”.

C. Overtime Request Information

  1. On the General Settings Overtime page, you can change the Overtime request information settings by clicking the “pencil” icon. This feature helps Super Admin/Admin users determine which employee information must be completed when an employee submits an overtime request.

  2. When the “Show break duration field overtime request” option is enabled, a break duration setting field will appear when an employee submits an overtime request.

  3. Then, save the changes by clicking “Save changes”.

D. Overtime Request Submission

  1. On the General Settings Overtime page, you can change the Overtime request submission settings by clicking the “pencil” icon. This feature helps Super Admin/Admin users determine whether employees can create a new overtime request if they still have a previous request awaiting approval.

  2. When the “Limit to one awaiting approval overtime request per employee” option is enabled, an employee's existing overtime request must be processed to completion, either approved or rejected, before the next overtime request can be submitted.

  3. Then, save the changes by clicking “Save changes”.

E. Overtime Payment Schedule

  1. On the General Settings Overtime page, you can change the Overtime payment schedule settings by clicking the “pencil” icon. This feature helps you, as a Super Admin/Admin, set the overtime payment schedule according to the payment scheme configured in the payroll settings.

  2. You can select the overtime payment schedule in the “Payment schedule” field. If the overtime payment period differs from the regular payroll cycle, you must first create a payment schedule master through the Payment Schedule settings tab in the Payroll menu.

  3. Then, save the changes by clicking “Save changes”.

That concludes the explanation of how to manage General Settings in the overtime settings. Next, you can learn how to manage the maximum overtime settings here.