Brazil Rounding Rules

Note: This integration is an extension that is developed outside the normal release schedule to meet specific customer needs. To request one of these extensions, you must submit a Salesforce Service Request to UKG. After the extension is delivered to your tenant, you can edit it accordingly.

The Brazil Rounding Rules integration encourages employees to minimize the deviations between their scheduled and actual punch times. Employee punches are rounded to match scheduled shifts when certain conditions are met; otherwise, punches remain in their original state.

This integration provides an automated way of managing punch rounding compliance for punches that adhere to specified shift and punch tolerance limits. The integration automatically rounds these punches, and then assigns comments and notes to explain the timecard adjustments.

Regulations require that Extra time and Lost time calculations be based on deviations between an employee’s scheduled time and actual punch time.

  • Extra time: Occurs when employees work more than their scheduled time. Timecard punches that result in Early Shift In, Late Break Out, Early Break In, or Late Shift Out exceptions are examples of Extra time. For example, if an employee punches at 7:49 for a scheduled shift time of 8:00, Extra time = 11 minutes.

  • Lost time: Occurs when employees work less than their scheduled time. Timecard punches that result in Late Shift Start, Early Break Out, Late Break In, or Early Shift Out exceptions are examples of Lost time. For example, if an employee punches in at 8:08 for a scheduled shift time of 8:00, Lost time = 8 minutes.

The Brazil Rounding Rule is based on two components: Shift and Punch Tolerances.

  • Shift Tolerance: This component, typically set at 10 minutes, applies to Extra and Lost times. When Lost or Extra minutes exceed the shift tolerance, actual shift times remain in their original state; otherwise, punches are rounded to the scheduled time.

  • Punch Tolerance: This component, typically set at 5 minutes, applies to each individual punch. When punch deviation (actual minus scheduled) exceeds the punch tolerance, actual punches remain in their original state; otherwise, punches are rounded to the scheduled time.

For each shift, Shift Tolerance checks are evaluated first. These evaluations determine whether and how Punch Toleration applies to individual punches.