How to Set Up Overtime Premiums in Raken

Overtime Premiums in Raken let you define automatic pay type rules for hours worked on specific days or shifts — like weekends, night shifts, or public holidays. Once configured inside your Time Policy, Raken applies the correct pay type automatically so your crew's time is always accurate without anyone needing to make manual adjustments.

To set up overtime premiums in Raken:

Premiums work alongside your existing overtime rules and are applied automatically whenever an employee logs time that meets the defined criteria.

Log into the Raken web app. Click Company in the left side menu. Click Time Settings, then click Policies, then click Manage Policies. Select the policy you want to add premiums to. In the policy left side menu, click Premiums. Premiums are configured at the Time Policy level. If different employee groups follow different premium rules, set up a separate policy for each group.

Weekend premiums apply automatically to hours worked on days you define as weekend days — typically Saturday and Sunday.

Toggle on Weekend to activate weekend premium rules for this policy.

Click Weekend premiums to open the configuration panel. Select the Day — Saturday, Sunday, or both. Select the Pay type for that day — Overtime or Double time. Set the Hours per day threshold — for example, Overtime after 8 hours, Double time after 12 hours. Click + Add rule to add an additional threshold for the same day if needed.

Click the orange Save button in the top right corner. Example: Saturday — Overtime after 8 hours, Double time after 12 hours. Sunday — same rules.

Shift premiums apply to hours worked during defined shift windows — such as early starts, late finishes, or night shifts.

Toggle on Shift to activate shift premium rules for this policy.

Click Shift premiums to open the configuration panel. Define the shift window by setting the start and end time that triggers the premium. Select the Pay type to apply during that shift window. Click + Add rule to add additional shift windows if needed.

Click the orange Save button in the top right corner.

Holiday premiums apply to hours worked on public holiday dates you define in the Holidays section of the policy.

Toggle on Holiday to activate holiday premium rules for this policy.

Click Holiday premiums to open the configuration panel. Select the Pay type to apply on holiday dates. Set the Hours per day threshold if applicable. Click + Add rule to add additional rules if needed.

Click the orange Save button in the top right corner.

Holiday dates must be defined before holiday premiums will apply to any time entries.

In the policy left side menu, click Holidays.

Add the public holiday dates that should trigger holiday premiums for employees assigned to this policy.

Click the orange Save button. Any time logged on a defined holiday date will now automatically apply the holiday premium pay type.

Premiums are additional rules applied on top of your existing overtime rules — not a replacement for them.

No. Weekend, Shift, and Holiday premiums are each independent. Toggle on only the ones that apply to your organization's payroll policies.

Yes. Premiums are configured at the Time Policy level. Create separate policies for different groups and assign employees accordingly. See How to Assign Employees to Time Policies.

The holiday premium takes precedence for that day when both a weekend premium and a holiday premium are configured.

Yes. Premium rules apply to all time entries — whether entered manually by a supervisor or captured via Time Clock or Kiosk.

Yes. Use + Add rule within each premium configuration panel to add multiple thresholds — for example, Overtime after 8 hours and Double time after 12 hours on the same day.

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