function getBaseCurrencyHourlyRate($rate)
 {
     if ($rate == '') {
         return FALSE;
     }
     $clf = new CurrencyListFactory();
     $clf->getByCompanyIdAndBase($this->getUserObject()->getCompany(), TRUE);
     if ($clf->getRecordCount() > 0) {
         $base_currency_obj = $clf->getCurrent();
         //If current currency is the base currency, just return the rate.
         if ($base_currency_obj->getId() == $this->getUserObject()->getCurrency()) {
             return $rate;
         } else {
             //Debug::text(' Base Currency Rate: '. $base_currency_obj->getConversionRate() .' Hourly Rate: '. $rate , __FILE__, __LINE__, __METHOD__,10);
             return CurrencyFactory::convertCurrency($this->getUserObject()->getCurrency(), $base_currency_obj->getId(), $rate);
         }
     }
     return FALSE;
 }