Alternate Work Schedules
A schedule which is not Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day (40 hours per week) is considered an alternate schedule. Alternate schedules also include compressed work weeks. One example is the "4/40" schedule, wherein an employee works four days a week, ten hours a day (e.g., Monday through Thursday 7 AM – 6 PM). Shift work is not considered an alternate work schedule.
All salaried, non-exempt employees are paid for a standard number of hours per pay period (168 hours if 21 work days or 176 hours if 22 work days). Employees on alternate work schedules may actually work the same number of hours for which they are paid, or they may work more or less hours. SOLAR Absence Management automatically calculates the number of hours an employee works over or under the standard schedule per pay period. This calculation is referred to as Excess Plus/Minus.
The Payroll staff generate payments for overages (Excess Plus) after the end of each payroll cycle. Deficit hours (Excess Minus) are carried over to the following month(s)and debited from Excess Plus before Excess Plus is paid.
| Pay Period: | Paid Hours: | Hours Worked: | Excess Plus/Minus: | Balance: |
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| February 2025 | 168 | 164 | 4 Excess Minus | - 4 Hours |
| March 2025 | 176 | 181 | 5 Excess Plus | + 1 Hour (paid) |
Any remaining Excess Minus is reconciled at year-end. Employees with Excess Minus hours are required to use their personal time (e.g. vacation, compensatory time off, etc.) to offset the negative balance.
How to View Excess Plus/Minus Balance
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Log into the CSUN Portal.
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Under the HR tab, select Time & Attendance.
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Click View Absence Balances.
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Log into the CSUN Portal.
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Under the HR tab, select either the HR/Timekeeper or Manager-Time & Attendance.
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Click View Absence Balances.
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Alternatively, you can run the Excess Plus/Minus-Negative or Excess Plus/Minus-Positive reports via the Run Absence Reports link.
Managers should review Excess Plus/Minus hours with their staff monthly.