How to Setup Hourly Rates and Salaries - PR/TLM

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Created Mar 07, 2024

How to Setup Hourly Rates and Salaries - PR/TLM

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Navigate to the employee information page. (Menu path: Hamburger menu > Team Tab > My Team > Employee Information)

8 Steps
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Go to your employee's profile by selecting the 'employee information' button.

Go to your employee's profile by selecting the 'employee information' button.
2

Scroll down to the Base Compensation widget, or jump to it by selecting 'Base Compensation' in the jump-to menu.

Scroll down to the Base Compensation widget, or jump to it by selecting 'Base Compensation' in the jump-to menu.
3

Select the +Add button to add a new compensation entry

Select the +Add button to add a new compensation entry
4

If you are setting up an HOURLY employee, use the instructions for "Hourly Rate Setup". If you are setting up a SALARY employee, use the instructions for "SALARY SETUP".

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HOURLY RATE SETUP

-Effective From: Enter the day in the pay period that the change should take place on.

-Amount: Enter the hourly rate

-Per: Enter the frequency for the amount (for hourly employees, this should always be "Hour")

-Hours: 2080 is the full-time equivalent

-Per: If using 2080, 'per' should be "Year"

-PP in Year: The number of times per year the employee will be paid

-Amount Earning Autopay: NOT USED for hourly employees

-Autopay Type: NOT USED for hourly employees.

**When done, select Save.

HOURLY RATE SETUP
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After entering the rate, you must select "Reapply Rates" to apply the new rate to all affected time entries. In the "From" date, enter the effective date of the rate (should match the base compensation). Do not enter a "To" date. Then select OK.

After entering the rate, you must select "Reapply Rates" to apply the new rate to all affected time entries. In the "From" date, enter the effective date of the rate (should match the base compensation). Do not enter a "To" date. Then select OK.
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SALARY SETUP

-Effective From: Enter the check date that the change should take place with.

-Amount: Enter the salary amount (APS recommends entering the annual amount)

-Per: Enter the frequency for the amount that was entered (if an annual amount was entered, choose "Year". if the 'per pay' amount was entered, choose "PP" (pay period).)

-Hours: 2080 is the full-time equivalent

-Per: If using 2080, 'per' should be "Year"

-PP in Year: The number of times per year the employee will be paid (this should always match the employee's pay period profile. (Weekly: 52, Biweekly: 26, Semi-monthly: 24, Monthly: 12)

-Amount Earning Autopay: The earning code that the employee's salary will be assigned to in payroll. ("Salary" or "Regular" are most commonly used; APS recommends using "Salary"). *This setting is what will automatically populate the salary onto the pay statement with the earning code that you selected. If you do not wish for the salary to automatically populate in payroll, leave this setting blank.

-Autopay Type: "Amount" will simply display dollars on the pay statement/reports. "Both" will display hours and dollars on the pay statement/reports. Select the option that best suits your company's reporting needs.

**When done, select Save.

SALARY SETUP
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After entering the rate, you must select "Reapply Rates" to apply the new rate to all affected time entries. In the "From" date, enter the effective date of the rate (should match the base compensation). Do not enter a "To" date. Then select OK.

After entering the rate, you must select "Reapply Rates" to apply the new rate to all affected time entries. In the "From" date, enter the effective date of the rate (should match the base compensation). Do not enter a "To" date. Then select OK.
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