With premiums, you can automatically grant extra pay for hours worked on specific days or at specific times. Think evening work, weekends or public holidays. You set for each premium when it applies and which percentage applies.
Set up premiums
To apply premiums, go to the relevant hours policy or add a new policy. Scroll to the premiums section and switch it on (green).
Then add a premium. You have the following options:
Applies on days
On which day(s) the premium applies
All day or from–to
The time window the premium applies to
Compensation type
For each combination of day, time and compensation, you can create a separate premium rule. This lets you easily distinguish evening hours, weekend work or public holidays.
Note: HoorayHR automatically applies premiums to time entries that fall within the set time window. If multiple premiums or overtime rates overlap, the highest percentage applies.
What happens with manual compensation?
If an employee selects a compensation type manually when logging hours, HoorayHR doesn’t apply a premium to that entry.
When should you use premiums?
Premiums are useful when you:
want to give employees extra pay for work outside standard hours
want to apply clear rules for shift work, weekends or public holidays
want to set up automatic calculation of extra percentages without manual steps
For per-entry customisation, use manual compensation.
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