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style=\"border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-left:0\">Published<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-sm-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2022-04-03T23:03:06+00:00\">Apr 3, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sm-font-size\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-700);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2)\">Updated<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date wp-block-post-date has-sm-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-07T07:33:42+00:00\">Sep 7, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--neutral-700);border-left-width:1px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--2)\">0 mins read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull blog-image-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized 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We&#8217;re happy to say that this is no longer the case. If an employee starts or leaves within the pay period, 91±¬ΑΟ Payroll will automatically calculate the pro rata hours for you! No manual adjustments required!<\/p>\n<h2 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"4b54c76d-be59-e43e-2109-5187f57ecda7\" data-wf-id='[\"4b54c76d-be59-e43e-2109-5187f57ecda7\"]' id=\"heres-an-example-of-pro-rata-calculations-in-action\">Here&#8217;s an example of pro rata calculations in action<\/h2>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"4d7982af-27cf-4421-f504-cf3eb6b4aeb4\" data-wf-id='[\"4d7982af-27cf-4421-f504-cf3eb6b4aeb4\"]'>Let&#8217;s start with a new employee, Edward Norrington, who started employment on 12\/7\/18. He is part of the monthly pay run that runs from the start of the month to the end of the month. He is employed to work on a part time basis &#8211; 20 hours per week.<\/p>\n<h3 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"3c491147-313f-e62a-7fd1-fbba82d0cd81\" data-wf-id='[\"3c491147-313f-e62a-7fd1-fbba82d0cd81\"]' id=\"pay-run-hours-before\">Pay Run Hours (Before)<\/h3>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"2cc6e106-518b-790b-af96-ff6d548566b3\" data-wf-id='[\"2cc6e106-518b-790b-af96-ff6d548566b3\"]'>The hours displayed in the pay run would be for the whole month, regardless of the fact Edward didn&#8217;t work the whole month. This is where a manual calculation and adjustment of hours was required:<\/p>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"52a78db7-0c64-21df-399f-b1b177230077\" data-wf-id='[\"52a78db7-0c64-21df-399f-b1b177230077\"]'>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"400411f1-ea68-ce91-de3b-6e824ae2fe49\" data-wf-id='[\"400411f1-ea68-ce91-de3b-6e824ae2fe49\"]'>\n<div data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"400411f1-ea68-ce91-de3b-6e824ae2fe4a\" data-wf-id='[\"400411f1-ea68-ce91-de3b-6e824ae2fe4a\"]'><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pro rata hours\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"400411f1-ea68-ce91-de3b-6e824ae2fe4b\" data-wf-id='[\"400411f1-ea68-ce91-de3b-6e824ae2fe4b\"]' src=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60e3dc63830b7aca0c5dc8ea\/60e3dc63830b7ac00d5dd115_1%20Pro%20Rata%20Hours.png\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"9da13ca8-d071-56b9-a18a-9d9a54ecb562\" data-wf-id='[\"9da13ca8-d071-56b9-a18a-9d9a54ecb562\"]'>\u200d<\/p>\n<h3 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"7e7deae2-3b22-f7d6-1fef-8bdf407b15e9\" data-wf-id='[\"7e7deae2-3b22-f7d6-1fef-8bdf407b15e9\"]' id=\"pay-run-hours-after\">Pay Run Hours (After)<\/h3>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"290c9f3c-072a-f5e0-ba55-486cd92ec512\" data-wf-id='[\"290c9f3c-072a-f5e0-ba55-486cd92ec512\"]'>The hours calculated in the pay run now apply from the employee&#8217;s start date up to the end of the pay period. No manual calculation and adjustment of hours are now required:<\/p>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"f149de69-edc8-2adc-6c63-0e4c14ecbea5\" data-wf-id='[\"f149de69-edc8-2adc-6c63-0e4c14ecbea5\"]'>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"8b3f8314-a6f6-9f5f-d7d5-0781f7632520\" data-wf-id='[\"8b3f8314-a6f6-9f5f-d7d5-0781f7632520\"]'>\n<div data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"8b3f8314-a6f6-9f5f-d7d5-0781f7632521\" data-wf-id='[\"8b3f8314-a6f6-9f5f-d7d5-0781f7632521\"]'><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pro rata hours\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"8b3f8314-a6f6-9f5f-d7d5-0781f7632522\" data-wf-id='[\"8b3f8314-a6f6-9f5f-d7d5-0781f7632522\"]' src=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60e3dc63830b7aca0c5dc8ea\/60e3dc63830b7adfec5dd11d_2%20Pro%20Rata%20Hours.png\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"a36d158b-c054-00a4-7bee-c255f4bcd748\" data-wf-id='[\"a36d158b-c054-00a4-7bee-c255f4bcd748\"]'>\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"5c544566-71d7-cbd5-7d54-2bf0e5993257\" data-wf-id='[\"5c544566-71d7-cbd5-7d54-2bf0e5993257\"]'>The logic we&#8217;ve used to automatically calculate the pro rata hours (using the above example) is as follows:<\/p>\n<ol data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"031231ff-3d0c-0c68-e011-a78fa9122666\" data-wf-id='[\"031231ff-3d0c-0c68-e011-a78fa9122666\"]' role=\"list\">\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"15cb06cf-01f2-c54a-6534-c5c7e354c4cb\" data-wf-id='[\"15cb06cf-01f2-c54a-6534-c5c7e354c4cb\"]'>Number of days worked in the pay period \/ Total number of days in the pay period = 0.64516<\/li>\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"865e1174-3b18-f4e8-e34d-c740bb9f38b7\" data-wf-id='[\"865e1174-3b18-f4e8-e34d-c740bb9f38b7\"]'>Total number of hours the employee will be working in the pay period = 86.66667 hrs<\/li>\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"7ae98746-e4ec-b364-e4fa-421e39fb22c4\" data-wf-id='[\"7ae98746-e4ec-b364-e4fa-421e39fb22c4\"]'>0.64516 * 86.66667 = 55.91387, or 55.91 hrs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"c068ed1e-258a-70b2-cf93-b69d90745ea2\" data-wf-id='[\"c068ed1e-258a-70b2-cf93-b69d90745ea2\"]' id=\"what-is-required-to-set-up-automated-pro-rata-calculations\">What is required to set up automated pro rata calculations?<\/h2>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"c4635132-504c-bd35-670f-cf01357215f2\" data-wf-id='[\"c4635132-504c-bd35-670f-cf01357215f2\"]'>In order for the pro rata hours to be calculated automatically in the pay run, the following needs to be setup within an employee&#8217;s pay run defaults screen:<\/p>\n<ul data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"73565b11-cb9a-19f0-1389-2d63b3d01e3e\" data-wf-id='[\"73565b11-cb9a-19f0-1389-2d63b3d01e3e\"]' role=\"list\">\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"3bc63cd5-43fa-42f2-d02c-df8edbc285c5\" data-wf-id='[\"3bc63cd5-43fa-42f2-d02c-df8edbc285c5\"]'>There are basic standard hours entered (ie the employee&#8217;s standard weekly hours). If &#8216;0&#8217; hours are entered please don&#8217;t expect anything to happen in the pay run!; and<\/li>\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"640573f2-0649-2b3f-aab4-e0d699d4b90a\" data-wf-id='[\"640573f2-0649-2b3f-aab4-e0d699d4b90a\"]'>The setting <em data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"3d7695a8-56f9-3a00-323a-5063f82d098c\" data-wf-id='[\"3d7695a8-56f9-3a00-323a-5063f82d098c\"]'>&#8220;Pay these earnings by default in a pay run&#8221;<\/em> is ticked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"d932ec78-83b1-0799-063c-23faf256eca7\" data-wf-id='[\"d932ec78-83b1-0799-063c-23faf256eca7\"]'>(N.B. This enhancement already existed for employees with advanced standard hours set up).<\/p>\n<h2 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"45f15886-45ae-eb72-7c9a-faccb479a496\" data-wf-id='[\"45f15886-45ae-eb72-7c9a-faccb479a496\"]' id=\"how-to-know-the-pro-rata-hours-have-occurred-in-the-pay-run\">How to know the pro rata hours have occurred in the pay run?<\/h2>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"21fc4db9-837a-da40-cc38-67d9ff24c0c7\" data-wf-id='[\"21fc4db9-837a-da40-cc38-67d9ff24c0c7\"]'>We have added a warning in the pay run to highlight when an employee has pro rata hours in the pay run, as follows:<\/p>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"68e2eb28-8ad2-33d9-2f80-39bb570af0d0\" data-wf-id='[\"68e2eb28-8ad2-33d9-2f80-39bb570af0d0\"]'>\u200d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"f2718c3d-c7dd-375d-aa8e-d1cef48e73fd\" data-wf-id='[\"f2718c3d-c7dd-375d-aa8e-d1cef48e73fd\"]'>\n<div data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"f2718c3d-c7dd-375d-aa8e-d1cef48e73fe\" data-wf-id='[\"f2718c3d-c7dd-375d-aa8e-d1cef48e73fe\"]'><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pro rata hours\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"f2718c3d-c7dd-375d-aa8e-d1cef48e73ff\" data-wf-id='[\"f2718c3d-c7dd-375d-aa8e-d1cef48e73ff\"]' src=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/60e3dc63830b7aca0c5dc8ea\/60e3dc63830b7a4f255dd121_3%20Pro%20Rata%20Hours.png\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"b4c3460f-be8a-f74f-6e52-d2c263286896\" data-wf-id='[\"b4c3460f-be8a-f74f-6e52-d2c263286896\"]'>\u200d<\/p>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"74d25ec5-2554-9b8b-d084-798e2cd337ab\" data-wf-id='[\"74d25ec5-2554-9b8b-d084-798e2cd337ab\"]'>As a result, this will:<\/p>\n<ol data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"69e0ad5d-891b-cddd-91f2-397ad750c13b\" data-wf-id='[\"69e0ad5d-891b-cddd-91f2-397ad750c13b\"]' role=\"list\">\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"991c12eb-dadc-c793-a09b-f89073f45f5d\" data-wf-id='[\"991c12eb-dadc-c793-a09b-f89073f45f5d\"]'>Highlight new and terminated employees without having to keep reminder notes;<\/li>\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"ae1673f5-e795-a280-dba2-4575283117fb\" data-wf-id='[\"ae1673f5-e795-a280-dba2-4575283117fb\"]'>Allow for checking of the correct start\/termination dates have been setup for the employee;<\/li>\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"cd2c1423-4fd1-3ed8-ca8a-362e44db23f8\" data-wf-id='[\"cd2c1423-4fd1-3ed8-ca8a-362e44db23f8\"]'>Ensure that any exceptional situations are double checked<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"24c2941d-9e3a-967f-3b36-27e2585cf505\" data-wf-id='[\"24c2941d-9e3a-967f-3b36-27e2585cf505\"]' id=\"how-does-this-benefit-businesses\">How does this benefit businesses?<\/h2>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"b66340ff-9c36-a89f-7a93-5eb2fec44de0\" data-wf-id='[\"b66340ff-9c36-a89f-7a93-5eb2fec44de0\"]'>Have you had scenarios where:<\/p>\n<ul data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"f07c2b4f-5b7c-b971-29fd-4f4ba4fc3862\" data-wf-id='[\"f07c2b4f-5b7c-b971-29fd-4f4ba4fc3862\"]' role=\"list\">\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"43c04b76-70a0-cf6e-fd39-4f61fedcf94f\" data-wf-id='[\"43c04b76-70a0-cf6e-fd39-4f61fedcf94f\"]'>A new starter was included in the pay run but was overpaid because the hours weren&#8217;t adjusted to account for the employee not working the full pay period?<\/li>\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"328b92fd-bca4-fc72-3e0b-f81410b54bca\" data-wf-id='[\"328b92fd-bca4-fc72-3e0b-f81410b54bca\"]'>A terminated employee&#8217;s hours weren&#8217;t adjusted to reflect the end date within the pay period and was consequently overpaid?<\/li>\n<li data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"f01016b9-59cf-c4cf-73e4-13227120cf58\" data-wf-id='[\"f01016b9-59cf-c4cf-73e4-13227120cf58\"]'>Trying to calculate the pro rata hours required a calendar, calculator and extreme patience?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-post-body-input\" data-w-id=\"62f63bd0-3227-df00-6839-cfc931a09a55\" data-wf-id='[\"62f63bd0-3227-df00-6839-cfc931a09a55\"]'>No one really wants to spend hours processing a pay run or making errors that can be avoided. 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