Productive Hrs. This figure is calculated by Presstimator BHR and is calculated as follows: Days per wk x Hrs per shift x Wks minus (Vacation days x Hrs/shift) minus (Holidays x Hrs/shift) The next section is to be used to enter the expected numbers of overtime and premium hours that the employees will work each week. Overtime Enter a figure that represents the expected number of overtime hours that this employee will work each week. You may select two overtime rates in addition to the default 1½ x hourly wage and 2 x hourly wage. Shift Premiums Enter the expected number of shift premium hours that this employee will work each week in this field. You must also enter the premium that he or she will earn for these hours; you may select up to four premium hours and rates. Cost Center Allocations Employee times and remuneration can be allocated to individual or multiple cost centers. Right-click in the Cost Center Allocation box and select Insert. Select the appropriate cost centers from the list and approximate percent of time that the employee spends in each cost center. To remove a cost center allocation, place the cursor on the appropriate line, right click the mouse button and select Delete. You must allocate exactly 100% of employees’ time to one or more cost centers or you will be unable to update your changes. Deleting Employees You may delete individual employee files by loading them and then clicking on the DELETE buttons. You may delete multiple employee files by going to the Employee summary screen (shown above) and then clicking boxes to the left of the Employee Numbers. Once you are satisfied with your selections, click on the DELETE button at the bottom left side of the screen. This operation cannot be undone, so be careful! BENEFITS SCREEN To access the Benefits Screen: - Click on the BENEFITS icon - - Place the cursor in the (white) work area - Double-click (or click the right mouse button and select Open) If your organization pays for all or part of your employees’ benefits and you wish to track the costs of each employee’s benefits, the Benefits Packages and Benefits screens provide the tools to do so. Benefits likely do not have a significant effect on your BHRs, therefore you may choose to skip this process. If you do not create Benefits packages, the program will use the ratio of Annual Benefits to Wages from the Company Information Screen to assign benefit values. To illustrate the establishment of a group, we will assume that your company provides Pres...
