System Hourly Rate Formula
By default, Better HR uses the labor law method to calculate hourly rate:
Hourly Rate = (12 × Basic Salary) ÷ (52 × Weekly Working Hours)
📌 Example:
Basic Salary: 300,000 MMK
Weekly Working Hours: 40
Hourly Rate = (12 × 300,000) ÷ (52 × 40) = 1,730.77 MMK
When Clients Use a Different Hourly Rate Method
Some clients prefer to use a different logic like:
Basic Salary ÷ Days of Month ÷ Daily Working Hours
📌 Example:
300,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8 = 1,250 MMK
But since the system doesn’t directly support this formula, the only workaround is to adjust the Weekly Working Hours value in the policy.
How to Reverse-Engineer the Working Hours
To get the system to match your target hourly rate:
Use the standard formula and solve for Weekly Hours:
📌 Example:
Target Hourly Rate = 1,250 MMK
Basic Salary = 300,000 MMK
Step 1:
1,250 = (12 × 300,000) ÷ (52 × Weekly Hours)
Step 2:
Weekly Hours = (12 × 300,000) ÷ (52 × 1,250)
Weekly Hours = 3,600,000 ÷ 65,000
Weekly Hours ≈ 55.38
📌 So, set the "Working Hours Per Week" in your policy to 55.38 to match the client's expected hourly rate.
🔍 Where This Hourly Rate Appears
The hourly rate is shown only in the Payroll → Hourly Rate column.
⚠️ It does not affect overtime/hourly payments for those using Project-Based Payment & OT, as those have their own calculation setup.