Why does an employee's Basic Pay differ from their Package captured on the Pay Rate Details screen?

This feature is available on all PaySpace editions.

An employee's Basic Pay will differ from their Package captured on the Pay Rate Details screen if there are components specified as part of package.

      Navigate > Employee > Payroll Processing > Pay Rate Details

      

      Navigate > Employee > Payroll Processing > Recurring Payroll Components > Allowances

      

Components can be identified as part of package on company and employee levels.

To achieve this, the "allow to part of package" checkbox can be enabled on company level. All employees who are linked to a component allowed to be part of package on company level, will have their Basic Pay reduced. 

      Navigate > Configuration > Payroll > Payroll Components 

      

      

The "enforce part of package rule:" checkbox under extra options can be enabled. If this field as well as, "allow to be part of package" checkbox, is selected, the option to overwrite the part of package-indicator when processing a component on the Recurring Components Screen, will not be available.
      

      

Note! Should the component no longer be allowed to part of package on company level, the checkboxes above can be disabled. 

A component can be edited and made part of package on employee level on the Recurring Payroll Components screen.

      Navigate > Employee > Payroll Processing > Recurring Payroll Components

     

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