This article shows you how to configure working patterns in SelectHR for employees who only work during part of the year, such as those on compressed or term time contracts.
To represent part-year working, you'll need to create multiple career history records for the employee:
One record for each working period.
One record for each non-working period.
These records should be entered in a repeating sequence, manually maintained throughout the year.
Prerequisites
Before configuring the career records, make sure you have created two working patterns:
Working pattern A (non-working period)
This pattern represents when the employee is not working.
Field | Value |
Days | All set to use the Non Work Day schedule |
Pattern type | Matches the full-time pattern for their post |
FTE and Holiday FTE | Set to |
Start date | Set to the Sunday before the first non-working day |
Working pattern B (working period)
This pattern represents when the employee is actively working.
Field | Value |
Days | Set according to the employee’s normal working days |
Pattern type | Matches the full-time pattern for their post |
Start date | Set to the Sunday before the first working day |
Create the employee's career history
Create a career record for each period the employee is working or not working.
These entries cannot be repeated automatically. Each one must be created manually.
You may need several records per year, depending on the employee’s working schedule.
Example career history setup
Career record | Working period? | Working pattern | Start date | End date |
1 | No | A | 01 Jan | 31 Mar |
2 | Yes | B | 01 Apr | 30 Jun |
3 | No | A | 01 Jul | 30 Sep |
4 | Yes | B | 01 Oct | 31 Dec |