Over 700 timekeeping rules are imbedded in the RTA applications supporting a variety of union and non-union rules classified by specific profiles. A rules profile is identified for a class of employees, a union or employees working in the same shift or location. Rules setup is accomplished for each profile to include the rules applicable to all the employees in the selected profile. Accurate definition of company and union pay rules is required at the start of the implementation task. Once the rules and their associated parameters are set, the timekeeping process adjusts labor hours to pay time in accordance with set rules. RTA generates gross-to-pay records as well as distributed cost allocation records in which both payroll and cost accounting updates are performed. Payroll and cost accounting updates utilize a process used to prepare the output data for export.

Cross midnight calculations, shift differential pay, vacation and holiday pay qualifications, vacation pay calculations, time-line balance and reconciliation are provided by RTA. Retroactive adjustment and preparation of amount/time to pay vouchers for premiums and bonuses are validated and prepared for review by payroll personnel. Payroll update can proceed at the end of the RTA process. Unresolved exceptions are reported to payroll personnel and unresolved records are highlighted prior to payroll update. Functions included in the RTA module are listed below:

·  Over 700 time adjustment and reconciliation rules

·  All rules applied by labor profiles

·  Any number of profiles

·  Time/pay code specific

·  Multiple unions

·  Dynamic processing of gross-pay

·  Overtime pay calculations

·  Vacation & holiday qualifications

·  Vacation pay calculations

·  Shift differentials

·  Variable pay rate and work conditions

·  Cross midnight calculations

·  Time-line balance & reconciliation

·  Payroll update

·  Amount/time to pay voucher

·  Retroactive adjustment

·  Exceptions are reported

·  Unresolved records are reported