Employer Costs

This tab contains the employer costs that apply for the employee per pay period. You can enter employer costs onto the form or apply a template to the employee.

Any employer costs that require an external reference that is unique to the employee should be entered on this form whether or not they exist in a template or the external reference will be required to be entered on each pay.

Options Reference

Each option and field on the form is described below. Mandatory options and fields are highlighted in red.

Template

Select a relevant employer costs template (as maintained within the HR/system menu) to define the employer cost lines that this employee's pay will consist of when the pay is entered or the process pay procedure runs.

Other Employer Cost Transactions Table

Enter employer cost lines that this employee's pay will consist of when a pay is entered or processed. These lines will be in addition to any lines from an employer cost template selected. You can optionally maintain any or all of this information against each employer cost transaction line type:

Trans Type: Enter or select the transaction type to use on the employer cost line for the employee.
Authority: This code is the authority code which must be selected for the transaction type. You can accept the default code (from the transaction type) or change the authority code to one that represents the employee preferred authority.
External Reference: A value that defaults for the employer cost line when the pay is entered or processed.
Rate/Amount: Defines the rate, percentage or set dollar amount that defaults for the employer cost line when the pay is entered or processed.
Rate Checkbox: When selected, uses the rate or amount defined on this line as the look up rate should the same transaction type be entered in Pay Entry. If the same transaction type is entered against the employee multiple times, only one of these may be selected as the look up rate.
Account Mask: This field displays the general ledger account mask that is to be used on the employer cost line for the employee.
Subcode: Enter the Subcode to use on the employer cost line for the employee.
Trees: Enter the Tree to use on the employer cost line for the employee.
Narration: Defines the narration/text that defaults for the employer cost line when the pay is entered or processed.