Labor Distribution Tab

The Labor Distribution tab opens a screen with an employee's home labor distribution information (department, job class, etc.).

Note: This tab is only visible on the General screen when adding a new record or when searching for an employee record. After a new record is saved, the information on this screen is stored in the employee record on the Labor Distributions> Primary Home section screen.

The number of hours per pay period that the employee is authorized to work in this assignment.

An alphanumeric value used to identify the employee labor distribution assignment (e.g. Home).

The number of hours per day this employee is authorized to work. This value is used when validating employee Daily Approved Hours.

The employee work assignment (for example, Registered Nurse, Dietary Specialist, Maintenance Worker, etc.) This field is automatically filled in if a Position Code is entered and the record is saved.

The organization structure level this employee is assigned to. The structure level options available are determined by your corporate configuration.

The payroll processing group the employee is assigned to. The pay group assignment determines the pay period date ranges and the pay frequency for the employee.

Note: New Primary Home Labor Distribution records which have a different pay group code must have an entered Effective Date which is on or after the first day of the current pay group instance associated with the new pay group. The effective date of the labor distribution record will automatically be adjusted to match the first day of the new current pay group instance, provided there are no existing Primary Home Labor Distributions prior to that date.

A Pay Group Instance is a specific pay period for this group, defined by the start and end dates.

When configuring a new record, the Pay Group Instances tab is available to enter the information for defining the first pay group instance.
When viewing an existing record, the Pay Group Instances button appears as a section option to open and view the specific dates of each instance. These instances are created by the system based on the Pay Period Begin Date and the Pay Period Length fields.
The length of a pay period for this pay group (i.e. weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly).

The first day of a pay period for this pay group.
- Each pay period has a unique identifying number starting from the Pay Period Number of the first pay period defined.
  A unique number identifying each pay period. The numbering sequence begins with the number entered in this field for the instance beginning with the Pay Period Begin date.
  
  For example, if a biweekly Pay Group is set up with the Pay Period Begin Date of January 7, 2007 and the Pay Period Number set at 1, the pay group instance of January 7 - January 20, 2007
- The current pay period is highlighted in a different color.
- The number of past pay period instances displayed on this screen is determined by the number entered in the Previous Pay Group Instances field on the General tab.
  The number of pay group instances prior to the start date of the current pay period which should display in the Pay Group Instances screen.
  
  For example, if the current pay period begins 1/1/2008, and this field contains a 2, then two pay group instances before the one starting 1/1/08 will be visible. If that field is changed to 5, then five pay group instances are visible.
- The number of future pay period instances displayed on this screen is determined by the number entered in the Future Pay Group Instances field on the General tab.
  The number of FUTURE pay group instances that should be created beginning with the date of the current pay group instance, as indicated in the Pay Period Begin date on the Pay Group Instance tab.

The position code that indicates the organization and job class assignment for the employee.

Note: In order for an employee to have Position Permissions to available schedules, the Position Code field must be set up. It is not enough to have a job class/organization unit match to the position; the field itself must have a value.

The default work shift the employee is assigned to (i.e. 1, 2, 3). This value is used when sorting reports and the schedule screen by the employee's shift.

The competency level achieved by the employee for this position. If a skill level is attached to a position, the employee must meet or exceed the required skill level value to be qualified for the schedule assignment.