How to Set Up Holiday Pay Rates

Homebase offers the ability to track hours worked on designated holidays and calculate the hourly wage at a multiplied rate.

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Important to Note

• Each specific holiday must be added manually in Settings. 
• Holiday hours successfully tracked will show in Timesheets.
• Only one multiplied Holiday Pay Rate can be applied to a location at a time.
• Holiday Pay Rate hours do not contribute to overtime calculation.

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Setting Up Holiday Pay Rates

1. Sign into your Homebase account.
2. Click Settings on the left side of the screen.
3. Click on Overtime.
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4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to Holiday Pay Rate.
5. Click the Purple Check Box next to Enable Holiday Pay Rate 1.5 x regular hourly rate.
6. Set the specific pay rate multiplier suitable for your business.
7. Choose the date of the holiday and type in its name.
   1. Example: "12/25/24" & "Christmas Day."
8. Click Add.
9. (Optional) Edit or Delete the holidays as necessary.
10. Click Save Changes in the top right corner.
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Viewing Holiday Pay in Timesheets

1. Go to Timesheets on the left side of the screen.
2. Set the date range to view the time cards created during the holiday in question. 
3. Go to Manage timesheet view and toggle Holiday pay from the list of columns.
4. View the Holiday pay hours associated with a specific employee's time cards.
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   2. Note: Holiday Pay Rate hours do not contribute to overtime calculation.