This chapter lists prerequisites and discusses how to:
Review employee eligibility for benefits.
Identify employee social insurance providers.
Enter employee tax information.
Enroll employees in a benefits program.
Enroll employees in benefit plans.
Enroll employees in pension plans and review benefits information.
Establish employee general deductions.
Add employee incidental deductions.
See Also
Before you can record deductions and participation in benefit plans for your employees, define your benefits programs using the Benefit Program page.
See Also
Defining Benefits and Other Deductions
This section discusses how to view personal data for benefits eligibility.
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EMPLOYEE_SUMMARY1 |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Review Benefits, Employee Data Summary, Employee Data Summ |
View the personnel administration data that you need to determine an employee’s eligibility for benefits. |
Access the Employee Data Summ page.
The Benefits Employee Status, Full/Part Time, Regular/Temporary, Pay Group, and Annual Benefits Base Rate fields directly affect either benefit eligibility or benefit processing.
The date information that appears in the Significant Dates group box, such as hire date or seniority date, can directly affect benefit eligibility. The remaining fields are defined for the employee in the Job Data component.
Employee Summary Data
Benefits Employee Status |
The employee’s status, which is based on the last personnel action for the employee or the reason for the action, such as death. |
Full/Part Time |
Indicates whether the employee works a full-time or part-time schedule as defined on the Job Data - Job Information page. |
Regular/Temporary |
Indicates whether the employee is a regular or temporary employee as defined on the Job Data - Job Information page. |
Standard Hours |
Displays the standard hours for the employee as defined on the Job Information page. Standard hours define how many hours the employee works in the job. |
Work Period |
Displays the standard work period is the time period in which employees must complete the standard hours. The system uses the annualization factor of the standard work period in combination with the standard hours to calculate the full-time equivalent. |
Pay Group |
Displays the employee’s pay group as it's defined on the Job Data — Payroll page. |
Employee Type |
Displays the employee type as defined on the Job Data — Payroll page. |
Business Unit |
Displays the business unit for to which the employee belongs. |
Job Code |
Displays the employee's job code specified on the Job Data — Job Information page. |
Supervisor Level |
Displays the employee's supervisor level that is defined on the Job Data — Job Information page. |
Department |
Displays the employee's department as defined on the Job Data — Work Location page. |
Location Code |
Displays the employee’s location code as defined on the Job Data — Work Location page. |
Annual Benefits Base Rate |
This field is blank if the organization uses a benefits base that is different from regular pay. (Set up the benefits base rate on the Compensation page of the Job Data component.) |
National ID
NID Type (national identification type) |
The employee’s national identification type. |
National ID |
The employee’s identification number. |
Significant Dates
Service Date |
The employee’s service date. |
Company Seniority Date |
The date that the employee started service with a company in the organization. |
Rehire Date |
The employee’s rehire date, if applicable. |
Termination Date |
The employee’s termination date, if applicable. |
Date of Birth |
The employee’s date of birth. |
Date of Death |
The employee’s date of death, if applicable. |
See Also
Understanding Frequency in Compensation Rate Conversions
This section discusses how to identify employee participation in national social insurance programs.
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SOCIAL_ASSUR_NL |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Maintain General Information, Social Insurance |
Identify an employee’s participation in one of the national social insurance programs and identify the insurance provider. |
Access the Social Insurance page.
Premium Health Insurance |
This field appears if the effective date is earlier than January 1, 2006 only. From January 1, 2006 the ZFW health insurance is replaced by the ZVW health insurance. If the employee’s income is below the national health care limit, then that employee is required by law to participate in a national health service scheme. Options are: Deduction: Select if the law requires the employee’s participation in a national health service scheme. No Ded (no deduction): Select if the law doesn’t require the employee’s participation in a national health service scheme (ZFW). |
Health Insurance |
Select Deduction if the employee contributes to the ZVW health insurance, or No Ded (no deduction) if the employee isn't required to contribute to ZVW health insurance. |
ZVW Code |
Select the ZVW code that applies to the employee. This code is used in the Wage Declaration. |
Vendor |
If the employee is required to participate in a national health service scheme, select the vendor from the list. Leave this field blank if the law doesn’t require the employee to participate in a national health service scheme. |
Registration No. (registration number) |
If the employee is required to participate in a national health service scheme, enter the employee’s association member registration number. Leave this field blank if the law doesn’t require the employee to participate in a national health service scheme. |
Reducement Unemployment |
Select this check box if, at the time of hire, the employee was classified as long-term unemployed. |
Disability Insurance |
If you select the Reducement Unemployment check box, select Deduction or No Dedto indicate whether the employee has deductions for premium disability insurance (WAO). |
Premium Health Law |
Select Deduction or No Ded to indicate whether the employee has deductions for premium health care (ZFW). This field is only available if you do not select the Reducement Unemployment check box. Note. As of January 1, 2006, the ZVW health insurance replaced the ZFW health insurance. Do not use this field from this date. |
Unemployment Tax |
Select Deduction or No Ded to indicate whether the employee has deductions for premium unemployment insurance (WW). This field is only available if you do not select the Reducement Unemployment check box. |
This section discusses how to enter wage tax data.
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EMPL_TAX_DATA_NL |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Maintain General Information, Tax Data |
Enter data that determine an employee’s wage tax. What you enter here affects the gross/net calculations that your payroll system makes. |
Access the Tax Data page.
Tax Credits |
Select if the employee is claiming a tax credit (heffingskorting),which reduces the amount of tax that is paid. In the new tax system, employers deal only with these tax credits. The general tax credit (algemene heffingskorting), the labor credit (arbeidskorting), and, if applicable, two old-age tax credits (ouderenkorting and aanvullende ouderenkorting). |
Exception tax |
Select any exceptions to the wage tax. |
30% Ruling (30 percent ruling) |
Select if the 30 percent ruling applies to the employee, whereby 30 percent of the income is tax-free. The 30 percent ruling applies to Dutch employees on international assignments and non-Dutch employees who are working in the Netherlands on an international assignment. |
Tax Table Type |
Select the tax table that is used to determine the level of the employee’s wage tax: Green Tax Table, No Tax, or White Tax Table. |
Travel Data |
. Select the value that describes the employee's travel conditions that impact taxes: Carpooling: Select if the employee uses a car pool. Company Car: Select if the employee has a company car. Employer Transport: Select if the employer takes care of commuting for the employee. The employee is not entitled to a travel allowance. N/A: Select if travel allowance does not apply to the employee. |
No Tax on Car |
Select one of these values if the employee has a company car or van but is exempt from the normal tax rules that apply to private use of company cars: Company Van No Private Use: The employee does not use the company vehicle for private use. Employer Arrangement: The employer has an agreement with the Tax Authority. Personal Arrangement: The employee has a personal agreement with the Tax Authority. Other Evidence: Select if there is any other reason for the exemption. |
Savings Plan |
Select a savings plan if the employee contributes to a plan. There are two type of savings plan: Life Cycle Arrangement or Save As You Earn. |
Percentage Special Tax Rate |
Enter the percentage special tax rate for special tax cases. |
Anonymous Rate |
Select to indicate when an employee doesn’t provide the documentation that is regarded as official proof of identity When this occurs, the highest tax rate is applied in order to discourage illegal immigration. |
Taxable Income |
Enter the employee’s annual taxable income in euros (EUR). Enter a gross amount before tax deductions. |
This section provides an overview of employee enrollment in benefits programs and plans and discusses how to verify enrollment.
To enroll employees in benefits programs and plans:
Enroll participants in benefit programs during new hire processing.
Initially, an employee’s benefit program is assigned automatically based on the employee's pay group. That is, a benefits program is associated with a pay group and company on the Pay Group table, and then the pay group populates the employee Job Data record from the company level.
Change the employee’s benefit program assignment using the Benefit Program Participation page. A modified version of this page is from the Benefits NLD menu so that you can verify or override this assignment at the employee level without having to change menus in the system. It’s important to verify that the employee is enrolled in the correct benefit program because you can enroll participants in only those benefit plans that are associated with their assigned benefit programs.
Enroll participants in benefit plans.
When you are sure that the employee is placed in the correct benefits program, use the Health Benefits Election and Pension Plan Election pages to enroll the participant in all appropriate benefits within the benefit program.
When you enroll employees in health insurance, life insurance, and pension benefit plans, also enroll their dependents and assign their beneficiaries.
After you enroll a participant in a benefit program, the next part of the enrollment process is to enroll the participant in appropriate benefit plans. You can only enroll the participant in the benefit plans that are associated with that benefit program. The benefit plans available depend on the effective dates of both the program and the benefit plan. The system checks both dates against the enrollment effective date.
See Also
Enrolling Employees in Benefit Plans
Enrolling Employees in Pension Plans and Reviewing Benefits Information
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BEN_PROG_PARTICPTN |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Enroll in Benefits, Benefit Program, Benefit Program Participation |
Verify that an employee is enrolled in the correct benefit program; override the default setting to change the employee’s benefit program if needed. |
Access the Benefit Program Participation page.
Benefit Program |
You can change the employee’s benefit program enrollment by selecting from the list of values. The currency code for the benefit program is displayed. Changes that you make here automatically affect the employee’s job data record and appear on the Job Data - Benefits Program Participation page. |
This section discusses how to enroll employees and dependents in benefit plans.
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HEALTH_BENEFITS1 |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Enroll in Benefits, Health Benefits, Health Benefit Elections |
Enroll employees and dependents in health plan types, such as medical, dental, and vision plans. |
Access the Health Benefit Elections page.
Coverage
Coverage Begin Date and Deduction Begin Date |
Enter the date when the coverage begins. The system sets the Deduction Begin Date field to the date that appears in the Coverage Begin Date field. Change the Deduction Begin Date field if needed. |
Coverage Election and Election Date |
Define whether the employee is electing, waiving, or terminating coverage. Elect: Select if the employee elects coverage. Also enter the present date in the Election Date field. Waive: Select if the employee doesn’t elect coverage. Also enter the date that the waiver starts in the Election Date field. Terminate: Select if the employee is terminating coverage. Also enter the coverage termination date in the Election Date field. |
Benefit Program |
Displays the benefit program in which the employee is enrolled. Use the Benefit Program Participation page to verify or update the employee's enrollment. |
Benefit Plan |
Select the benefit plan. Only the health benefit plans that are associated with the employee's benefit program as of the deduction begin date appear in the list of available options. |
Coverage Code |
Select the coverage code that defines the kind of coverage that the employee wants, such as Employee Only or Employee + Dependents. The coverage code is linked to the benefit plan, so only coverage codes that are defined for the selected benefit plan are available. |
Health Provider ID |
Enter the name of the provider ID number or any other provider-related information that the payroll system requires. Use this field to track additional information about the employee’s health provider. |
Dependent/Beneficiaries
ID |
Select the dependent or beneficiary ID. This information is entered on the Dependent/Beneficiary page. After selecting the ID, the dependent or beneficiary’s name and relationship appear. |
Health Provider ID |
Use this field to track additional information about the dependent’s health provider. Enter the provider ID number or any other provider-related information that the payroll system requires. |
Important! The HIPAA Report Date (Emp), HIPAA Report Date (Dep), and Previously Seen fields are for U.S. functionality and are not for operations in the Netherlands.
See Also
Enrolling Employees and Dependents in Benefit Plans
Enrolling Employees in a Benefits Program
This section provides an overview of pension plan enrollment and discusses how to enroll employees and dependents in pension plans.
Use the Pension Plans component to enroll employees in pension plans and assign beneficiaries to those plans. You can only enroll participants in the pension plans that are associated with their benefit program. The benefit plans available depend on the effective dates of both the program and the benefit plan. The system checks both dates against the enrollment effective date.
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PENSION_PLAN1 |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Enroll in Benefits, Pension Plans, Pension Plan Elections |
Enroll employees and dependents in pension plans and enter salary and contribution amount information that can be used for payroll processing. |
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Benefit Enrollment Summary |
BN_ENRL_SUMMARY |
Workforce Administration, Benefits Information NLD, Review Benefits, Current Benefits Summary, Benefit Enrollment Summary |
View a summary of an employee’s benefits participation in health, life, and accidental death and disability coverage. |
Benefit Deduction Summary |
BN_DEDN_SUMMARY |
Workforce Administration, Benefits Information NLD, Review Benefits, Current Benefits Summary, Benefit Deduction Summary |
View a summary of an employee’s benefit deductions, such as health, life, and accidental death and disability plans, regardless of the payroll system that the organization uses. |
Dependent/Benef. |
DEPEND_BENEF_SUMM |
Workforce Administration, Benefits Information NLD, Review Benefits, Dependent/Beneficiary Summary |
View employees' dependents or beneficiaries and the relationship between the employee and each person listed. |
Access the Pension Plan Elections page.
Plan Type |
Select a plan type in which to enroll the employee. |
Coverage
Deduction Begin Date |
Enter the date for employee contribution deductions to begin. |
Participation Election and Election Date |
Define whether the employee is electing, waiving, or terminating coverage. By default, the Elect option is selected and today’s date appears in the Election Date field. Elect: Select if the employee elects coverage, and enter the date that the election starts in the Election Date field. Waive: Select if the employee doesn’t elect coverage, and enter the date that the waiver starts in the Election Date field. Terminate: Select if the employee is terminating coverage, and enter the coverage termination date in the Election Date field. |
Benefit Program |
Displays the benefit program in which the employee is enrolled. Use the Benefit Program Participation page to verify or update the employee's enrollment. |
Benefit Plan |
Select the benefit plan. Only the pension plans that you associate with the employee's chosen benefit program as of the effective date are available. |
Option Code |
This field is not used by benefit programs in the Netherlands. |
Flat Amount Contribution or Percent of Earnings |
Enter an amount that the employee voluntarily contributes to the pension plan. This is an amount that is additional to the amount that you define on the Pension Plan table. |
Salary for Pension Calculation |
To calculate the pension by using a salary that is other than the employee pay rate, enter the salary in this field. |
Payroll Status |
Displays the employee's status from job data. |
Dependent/Beneficiaries
Assign All Beneficiaries |
Click to view all beneficiaries that are currently entered into the system for this employee. |
ID |
Use to locate beneficiary information by individual. Select each beneficiary for the plan. |
Percent of Benefit and Flat Amount |
For each beneficiary, define the pension distribution benefit by percent or flat amount. The system calculates the total for all of the percentages that you enter, which cannot exceed 100. If you enter a flat amount and more than one beneficiary, select one of the beneficiaries to receive any excess funds (because the estimated benefit may vary over time). |
Excess |
Select to allocate excess benefit funds to this dependent or beneficiary. |
Contingent |
(Optional) Use this check box to indicate whether a beneficiary is primary or contingent (secondary to a primary beneficiary) . If the beneficiary is contingent, select this check box. If you set up a primary beneficiary to receive 100 percent of the benefit and you want to set up a secondary beneficiary, first set up the secondary beneficiary with zero percent. |
Update Totals |
Click this button to update the values in the Total Primary Percent and Total Contingent Percent fields. |
This section discusses how to enter data for general deductions.
See Also
Setting Up General Deduction Data
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GENL_DED_DATA_NL |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Assign Earnings and Deductions, General Deductions, General Deduction Data |
Enter data for general (not benefit-related) deductions for employees. Depending on how you choose to implement Administer Salaries for the Netherlands, you can also use this page to enter employee benefit deductions. |
Access the General Deduction Data page.
Deduction Code |
Select the deduction code. You can select from deductions that are on the General Deduction table only. |
Deduction End Date |
Enter the effective deduction end date. |
Currency Code |
Select the currency in which the funds are paid. |
Deduction Calculation Routine |
Although you initially specify the calculation method for general deduction on the General Deduction table, you can override these settings for an individual employee by selecting new options in this group box. Default to Deduction Table: Select to use the deduction calculation routine that is specified on the General Deduction table. Flat Amount: Select if the deduction is a flat amount. Percentage: Select if the deduction is calculated as a percentage. |
Deduction Rate or % (deduction rate or percentage) |
If you select Percentage in Deduction Calculation Routine, enter the percentage in this field. |
Flat/Addl Amount (flat/additional amount) |
If you select Flat Amount in Deduction Calculation Routine, enter the amount in this field. |
Goal Amount |
Enter a goal amount to indicate the total cumulative amount for this deduction at which you want the deduction to stop. |
This section provides an overview of incidental deductions and discusses how to add employee incidental deductions.
Incidental deductions are general deductions, other than benefits and taxes, which are applied to only one or two pay cycles. Incidental deductions apply to a time period that has definite start and end dates (the end date isn’t left open indefinitely). A simple example of an incidental deduction is the settlement of a cash advance. Another type of incidental deduction is a one time benefit deduction, such as an additional payment for a savings plan. An example of another type of incidental deduction is a vacation deduction from an employee’s regular salary (which is offset during payroll processing by the payment of an equivalent amount of vacation pay).
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DEDUCTION_INC_NL |
Workforce Administration, Benefit Information NLD, Assign Earnings and Deductions, Incidental Deductions |
Enter incidental deductions from an employee’s pay. |
Access the Incidental Deductions page.
Sequence |
Enter a sequence number. This is required if you are entering multiple earnings information using the same effective date. |
Pay Group |
Displays the employee's pay group. |
Plan Type |
Select the plan type, which automatically uses a default of 00 (general) because most incidental deductions are general deductions rather than benefit deductions. Other one time benefit deductions can be associated with other plan type codes. |
Benefit Program |
Displays the benefit program in which the employee is enrolled. Use the Benefit Program Participation page to verify or update the employee's enrollment. |
Benefit Plan |
Enter a benefit plan. |
Deduction Code |
Select a deduction code for the incidental deduction. Deduction codes are associated with plan types on the Deduction Table page, so the list shows only the deduction codes for the plan type that you just entered. See Setting Up Permanent and Incidental Deductions for Tax Purposes. |
Amount |
Enter the amount of the deduction, depending on the type of incidental deduction that is entered. |
Currency Code |
Select the currency code for the deductions. |
Rate/Pct (rate/percent) |
Enter the rate or percent of the deduction, depending on the type of incidental deduction that is entered. |
Goal Amount |
Enter the goal amount if you want to specify a total amount at which withholding of the deduction stops. |
OK to Pay |
Select to indicate approval if the organization has a procedure in place to first enter the incidental hours and then to obtain approval for payment of the incidental hours. |
Begin Period and End Period |
Enter the beginning and ending dates of the period for which the incidental deduction applies. |