{"id":4846,"date":"2026-05-30T02:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=4846"},"modified":"2026-05-30T02:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:02:10","slug":"overtime-policy-people","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/glossary\/overtime-policy-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Overtime Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is an Overtime Policy in Zoho People?<\/h2>\n<p>An Overtime Policy specifies the terms under which overtime hours are recognised and rewarded. Without a defined policy, overtime calculations are ad-hoc and prone to disputes. Zoho People lets HR configure a detailed policy that is applied consistently across all employees in its scope.<\/p>\n<h2>Overtime Policy components<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Which employee types qualify for overtime (hourly workers, non-exempt salaried staff).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calculation basis:<\/strong> Overtime is counted when hours exceed the daily shift duration or a weekly threshold.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compensation rate:<\/strong> 1.5x or 2x the regular hourly rate for overtime hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maximum overtime:<\/strong> Cap on overtime hours per day or week to prevent burnout and manage cost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comp Off option:<\/strong> Whether employees can choose compensatory leave instead of additional pay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Approval requirement<\/h2>\n<p>Many organisations require pre-approval for planned overtime and post-hoc approval for unplanned overtime. Zoho People supports both workflows, creating an audit trail of all overtime worked and approved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Overtime Policy in Zoho People defines the rules governing when overtime is eligible, the rate at which it is compensated, the maximum hours allowed, and whether overtime can be converted to compensatory off rather than additional pay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"seo_title":"Overtime Policy | Zoho Glossary | Aaxonix","seo_description":"An Overtime Policy in Zoho People defines the rules governing when overtime is eligible, the rate at which it is compensated, the maximum hours allowed, an","seo_keyword":"overtime policy zoho people rules compensation","seo_faqs":"","term_type":"","glossary_related":"","glossary_links":""},"glossary_category":[1251],"class_list":["post-4846","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-zoho-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/4846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary_category?post=4846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}