With the qualifying day pattern, or working pattern, you can set which days of the week an employee works or doesn't work. Qualifying patterns in Sage 50 Payroll always run from Sunday to Saturday which can't be changed. Within a qualifying day pattern: - N denotes a non-qualifying, or non-working, day
- Q denotes a qualifying, or working, day
For example, if an employee works Monday to Friday their qualifying day pattern is NQQQQQN. To ensure that your holidays and absence calculate correctly, you must set up a qualifying day pattern before you enter details on an employee's absence diary.  TIP: If you need to change the working pattern for multiple employees at once, you can use Global changes: Holiday / SSP qualifying day patterns.
Holiday scheme working patternsWhen you assign a holiday scheme to an employee, the pattern set on the scheme applies to the employee automatically. You can edit the pattern on the scheme before you assign it to any employees, or you can edit individual employee's patterns after you've assigned the scheme to them. Click an option below to find out more. View, add or edit working day patterns on a holiday scheme >- Click Company then click Settings.
- Click the Absence tab.
- Amend the working patterns as required.
TIP: To add an extra pattern, select the last working day pattern then press the tab key on your keyboard to create a new line. You can then enter the relevant pattern running from Sunday to Saturday.
Assign a working day pattern to a holiday scheme >- Click Company then click Holidays.
- Select the required scheme then click Edit.
- Click the Settings tab then in the Working Day Pattern section, enter the required pattern. Alternatively click the finder
 button then click the required pattern then click OK. - In the Pattern Start Date, enter the pattern start date. Alternatively, click the calendar
 button and click the required date.
TIP: The pattern start date should be the last Sunday before the start of the holiday year. - Click OK then click OK.
Assign a working day pattern in an employee's record > - Double-click the required employee then click the Absence tab.
- Click Holiday then click the Settings tab.
- In the Working Day Pattern section, enter the required pattern. Alternatively click the finder button, click the required pattern then click OK.
- In Pattern Start Date, enter the pattern start date. Alternatively, click the calendar button then click the required date.
- Click OK then click OK.
Working patterns for statutory sick pay (SSP)Your software uses the working day pattern to calculate which days are payable for SSP. It's easy to enter an SSP working day pattern: - Double click the required employee.
- Click the Absence tab, then the S.S.P. button.
- Click the Qualifying Days tab, and enter the required pattern.
- Click OK then Save.
Rolling shift patternsFor employees who work different shifts each week, you need to enter more than one working pattern for the employee, to reflect each shift. View an example of an employee working a three on, three off pattern >| Workings days | Pattern in Sage 50 Payroll | | Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday | QQQNNNQ | | Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday | QQNNNQQ | | Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | QNNNQQQ | | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | NNNQQQN | | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | NNQQQNN | | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | NQQQNNN |
When you enter a working pattern of more than one week, ensure you set the pattern start date to a date that the first pattern in Sage 50 Payroll occurred on. [BCB:133:Limitless - 50 Payroll - Holidays and Absence:ECB]
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