Setting up a graduated table for accruable benefit items

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Accruable benefits can accrue time by a fixed number of hours for all employees, or by a variable number of hours, based on employees' length of service. This topic explains how to set up a graduated table accrual method for accruable benefits.

  1. Choose Setup > Accruable Benefits. In the Accrual Information section, choose the Graduated option for Hourly allowance and then click the Table button.
  2. In the Accruable Benefit Item Settings dialog, select the length of service on which to base the graduated table by choosing the Days, Weeks, Months, or Years option.
  3. Define the first tier of the table. The From value defaults to zero (0), thus starting at 0 days, weeks, months, or years. Enter the appropriate To value and enter the allowance, available limit, annual limit, and carryover amount for this first tier.

    Note: The graduated table is based on the Days/Weeks/Months/Years of service the employee has completed. For example, if tier 1 is specified as "from 0 to 3 years", the employee won't move to tier 2 until they complete the third year and reach their fourth year of service.

  4. Tab down to the next tier and enter the To value for the second tier. The From value will autofill as the previous tier's To value plus one (+1). Enter the appropriate allowance, limits, and carryover amount for this tier.
  5. Continue entering information for each tier as appropriate.

Notes

  • When the accruable benefit is added to an employee, the application references the employee's hire date to determine which tier of the table should be used for the employee. If there is no hire date set up for the employee, the application defaults the accruable benefit to the first tier.
  • When you use a graduated table for an accruable benefit item, the allowance, limits, and carryover maximum amounts cannot be overridden at the employee level.
  • If you are adding a new client that has employees with accrued balances, you can enter their beginning balances in the Accruable Benefits tab of the Setup > Employees screen.

Example

For this example, we will set up a graduated table for a vacation benefit using the following information.

Accruable benefit item: Vacation
Accrual method: Per month
Length of service: Years

Note: You can view explanations of the available accrual methods, allowances, and limits in the  Main tab of the Accruable Benefits screen.

The following table displays the information to be used in the Allowance table grid.


Length of service (years)

Tier 1

0 to 3

Tier 2

4 to 6

Tier 3

7 to 15

Tier 4

16 to 99
Allowance 13.33 15.33 17.33 19.33
Available limit 80.00 100.00 160.00 180.00
Annual limit 160.00 184.00 208.00 232.00
Carryover maximum 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00

Entered into the grid, that information looks like this.

Allowance table

  • Employee 101, Dennis Cooper, just celebrated his ten year anniversary of working for the company. Because Mr. Cooper has between 7 and 15 years of service, he qualifies to use the third tier of the graduated table. His monthly allowance is 17.33 hours, his available limit is 160 hours, his annual limit is 208 hours, and his carryover maximum is 80 hours.
  • Employee 163, Ellen Sanders, has worked for the company for 4 years, 3 months, and 17 days. Because Ms. Sanders has between 4 and 6 years of service, she qualifies to use the second tier of the graduated table. Her monthly allowance is 15.33 hours, her available limit is 100 hours, her annual limit is 184 hours, and her carryover maximum is 80 hours.
  • Employee 229, Jonathon Beards, just hired in with the company last month. Because Mr. Beards has between 0 and 3 years of service, he qualifies to use the first tier of the graduated table. His monthly allowance is 13.33 hours, his available limit is 80 hours, his annual limit is 160 hours, and his carryover maximum is 80 hours.

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