Work out weekend pay at the enhanced rate and its contribution to total earnings.
The premium rate is the base rate multiplied by the uplift, and total pay adds it to ordinary hours. Showing the premium as a share of total pay makes clear how much of the wage bill is discretionary. Weekend consistently above about 15% of the wage bill is usually cheaper to solve with another hire than to keep paying at a premium.
Weekend Pay
Weekend pay = base rate × multiplier × weekend hours
Weekend pay = base rate × multiplier × weekend hours The premium rate is the base rate multiplied by the uplift, and total pay adds it to ordinary hours. Showing the premium as a share of total pay makes clear how much of the wage bill is discretionary.
Weekend consistently above about 15% of the wage bill is usually cheaper to solve with another hire than to keep paying at a premium.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Base hourly rate, Weekend hours worked, Pay multiplier, Normal hours in the period. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.