Register Employee Category

Explanation

Use this function to register employee categories. The need for categorizing the employees are mainly controlled by requirements from the payroll system. The information is optional when you register the general employment data. Examples of categories are White Collar, Blue Collar, Salaried, Hourly Paid.  

Each employee can be linked to one category at a time. The information is not date effective.

If the project reporting for contractors functionality is used, employees who are contractors with temporary employment in the company are indicated with the Contractor and Invoiced by Supplier checkboxes. The contractors can report time to projects when they are connected to purchase order lines. 

If job rate management functionality is used, job cost details can be calculated for employees belonging to employee category with Use Job Rate Management toggle enabled.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

• Employee category is used as an optional grouping when selecting employees, which transactions should be transferred to the payroll system.
• The employee category can also be used in employee analysis and for statistics.

Window

Employee Category

Related Window Descriptions

Employee Category

Procedure

1. Enter the employee category. In the General tab, enter the corresponding identifier (maximum 9 characters) to be used in the IFS/Accounting Rules when setting up the posting control for, e.g., Payroll and Travel Expense.
2. If the project reporting for contractors functionality is used, select the Contractor and Connected to Purchase Orders check boxes to indicate the employee category for contractors.
3. If job rate management functionality is used, select the Use Job Rate Management toggle to calculate job cost details for the selected employee category.