Installation and User's Guide

Time Guardian Series – Glossary G-7
Pay Policy
The rules used to calculate employee hours.
Pay Codes
Used to allocate employees’ worked and non-worked hours. There are nine (9) predefined Pay
Codes.
Pay Code Multiplier
Used to provide a multiplier for employees’ worked hours from a specific date. There are nine
(9) predefined Pay Codes. The multiplier can also be increased by a percentage from a specific
date.
Pay Period
The interval by which an employee is paid. Industry standards are weekly, bi-weekly, semi-
monthly and monthly.
Payroll Interface
Payroll software packages that the Time and Attendance software can automatically interact
with.
Personal
Part of the employee profile. This section is used to record information such as address, phone,
DOB and more.
Point
Used in rounding calculations, the point is the place at which the punched time will be moved
forward to the next “Unit.”
Poll
A term used to describe the retrieving of information from the terminal by the software.
Presence Report
A report that displays employees currently punched IN at the terminal.
Previous
Indicates that the punch originates from the “Previous” day.