The wrong rate version
An old pay or bill rate remains active after the assignment or customer terms changed.
Staffing rate & margin assurance
Use the right rate on every shift.
BluContract checks pay and bill treatment against the worker, client, job, location, shift, and contract rules that should apply.
Shift rate comparisonIllustrative check
RuleExpectedActual
Pay rate$23.00/hr$21.00/hr
Bill rate$32.00/hr$30.00/hr
Overtime1.5×1.0×
Differential$2.00/hr$0.00/hr
The problem
A rate is rarely just one number.
Base rates change by assignment, shift, location, role, overtime, weekend, holiday, or premium. One incorrect input can reduce margin across many shifts.
A missed differential
Night, weekend, holiday, role, or location premiums are missing or applied twice.
Overtime does not flow through
Pay treatment changes, but the matching bill rule is absent or calculated differently.
What BluContract checks
See rate errors before they become repeated margin loss.
BluContract connects the rate rule to the shift and compares what should have happened with what payroll and billing actually used.
Pay-rate mismatches
Compare the paid rate with the worker and assignment terms in effect for the shift.
Bill-rate mismatches
Check that customer billing uses the correct role, site, shift, and effective date.
Overtime treatment
Test pay and bill treatment independently so one side does not hide an error on the other.
Shift differentials
Validate night, weekend, holiday, and other premiums against the qualifying shift.
Margin exceptions
Highlight shifts where actual spread falls outside the expected range.
Effective-date checks
Apply the right rule version when customer or worker rates change over time.
Shift-level assurance
Connect the contract rule to the actual shift.
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Structure the rate rules
Capture the client, role, site, shift, premium, overtime, and effective-date logic that matters.
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Compare pay and bill results
Test each shift against the rate treatment recorded in payroll and billing.
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Prioritize the margin impact
Show the shifts where a mismatch is most likely to affect gross profit.
Questions buyers ask
Clear answers.
What causes staffing margin leakage?
Common causes include missed billable hours, incorrect pay or bill rates, unbilled overtime, missing differentials, approval delays, and assignment data that does not match across systems.
Can pay and bill overtime rules be different?
Yes. The worker pay rule and the customer bill rule may not be identical, which is why both sides must be checked separately.
Why check rates at the shift level?
The correct rate may depend on the exact date, time, site, role, client, and assignment. Weekly totals can hide those differences.
Start with the gaps you already have
See which shifts are quietly losing margin.
Start with your most complicated rate card or highest-volume client. We’ll map the pay and bill checks that matter most.