The purpose of Transit Time functionality is to reduce the number of exceptions caused by transit time that should be paid but is not accrued by Track when the contractor is off-site. Transit time is defined as the smaller of the maximum allowable time (as configured in the Transit Time table) or the actual time between gates when a contractor moves from one facility/site to another.
Transit Time provides a mechanism within Track to automatically calculate transit time between specific gate-reader combinations.
Many plant facilities are physically split by a highway, railroad, river, or have off-site locations such as tank farms, marine terminals, or warehouses. Each of these areas requires contractors to be outside of the access control (gate) perimeter, which Track assumes to be non-billable.
Without Transit Time functionality, timekeepers must initiate an override request to recover legitimate billable time.
Track can now automatically calculate off-site transit time and include it as a net-billable time for payment.
Transit Time is calculated when the contractor exits an OUT reader and then enters an IN reader that is configured as a matched pair in the Transit Time Table.
The smaller of the allowable maximum transit time or the actual time between gates is presented to the pay formula in the @TRANSITTIME token.
If multiple trips occur within a timesheet date, the value in the token will be the total of all granted transit time allowance.
The pay formula adjusts the net-billable time by using the value in the token to change the billable time according to the contract terms and conditions.
From the Labor Details screen, transit time appears in the Hour Type drop-down list as TRANSIT TIME. It is the configuration of hourly pay types in the Pay Types screen. Use a standard pay type, such as TRANSIT TIME, to facilitate enterprise reporting and analytics of transit time.
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