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Change the Start Day of the Work Week
By default, When I Work sets the start day in the schedule to Sunday. You can change the first day of the work week in the General Settings. You must be a Manager or Admin to change the start day of the work week. The start day of the work week... -
Setting the Time Zone
The time zone set for a workplace determines what time zone schedules and timesheets are created in. If you have employees in different time zones, you can set their custom time zone so they can view their shift times based on their local time zones. You must be the Admin... -
Currency Settings
The default currency setting in When I Work is set to USD ($). If you’re a Manager or Admin, you can select a different currency in the Settings General Settings. Hover over Gear, then select Settings General Settings. In the App Settings section, click the down arrow next to the Currency Symbol drop down... -
Setting Overtime Thresholds
Set up your overtime thresholds so employees are paid extra depending on how many hours they work within a certain time frame. You can adjust the thresholds to calculate weekly, daily, and daily double overtime. For example, if your weekly overtime threshold is set to 40 hours and an employee... -
Change the Weekly Overtime Boundary
Accounts that calculate weekly overtime from the start of the pay period have the option to switch their overtime calculation to the start of the work week. The advantages of switching your account’s overtime boundary to the start day of the week include: Keeping things simple: Switching allows for overtime... -
Enabling Privacy for All Employees
If you want to prevent users with an Employee access level from viewing all other users with an Employee access level, you can enable global employee privacy in the General Settings. This will prevent users from seeing the Coworkers tab, the Schedule, and Swaps and Drops. You must be a... -
Manage Additional Time Off Types
You can create additional time off types from the General Settings page. There is no limit to the amount of additional types you create and they can be set as unpaid, paid, or both. This is useful when you want to add types like Jury Duty, Bereavement, or a Floating...