Schedule (Setting Calculation Rules)
Selecting the schedule or calculating rules for the schedule determines the features that may be set. First determine which zone will best meet your needs. In most cases the Free Zone schedule meets most company's needs.
Free Zone or "Open Shift" rules permits employees to punch IN and OUT without being assigned to a fixed schedule. Employee's times are calculated using elapsed time or punched IN time subtracted from punched OUT time.
Using this selection is the easiest and most popular form of totalizing employee's hours worked.
Free Zone allows for Auto Lunch deduction and permits you to select the length of the break. You may also choose the number of regular hours worked before overtime is calculated. You may also select the maximum hours an employee is on the clock when it would be considered a "forgotten" out punch.
Using the Free Zone calculating rules will permit easy, accurate totalizing of your payroll hours.
Time Zone or Fixed Schedule rules are designed for companies that have all employees on one assigned shift. Time Zone rules allows for assignment of "start" and "stop" times of the shift with GRACE times with early or late punches printing in RED. Time Zone permits three break periods.
Time Zone rules may also be used with Free Zone rules under certain circumstances. Taking advantage of all these features will require additional programming time but will offer an advanced time and attendance system.
The ES1000 has many advanced features offered only in the more expensive Time and Attendance Systems. Selecting the type of schedule or calculating rule, Free Zone or Time Zone, activates the features available. See the chart below.
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