PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources 9.1 PeopleBook: Administer Compensation

Administering Seniority Pay

This chapter provides an overview of the Update Seniority Pay process and discusses how to administer seniority pay.

Understanding the Update Seniority Pay Process

Many organizations pay a premium for seniority. Seniority is the length of time that a person works for an organization.

The Update Seniority Pay process adds and updates seniority rate codes in worker compensation packages. The process determines whether each worker's compensation package contains the correct seniority rate codes.

If a worker's compensation package contains a seniority rate code:

The system determines whether adequate time has passed for the worker to reach the next seniority level.
If the worker is eligible for the next seniority level, the system inserts a new job row and adds a new compensation package with the seniority rate code and corresponding amount of pay for the next seniority level.

If the worker's compensation package does not contain a seniority rate code:

The system inserts a new job row with an action of Pay Rate Change and a new action reason of SEN (seniority).
The system updates the worker's compensation package to add the seniority rate code.

Important! You cannot associate configurable matrices to senior pay rate codes.

Administering Seniority Pay

To administer seniority pay, use the Update Seniority Pay (RUN_CMP013) and Update Seniority Eligibility (RUN_CMP014) components.

To administer seniority pay:

Run the Update Seniority Pay process (CMP013) to add and update seniority rate codes in worker compensation packages.

You can also add seniority rate codes to worker compensation packages manually. Even though you add these codes manually, the Update Seniority Pay (CMP013) process updates them.
Run the Update Seniority Eligibility process (CMP014S) to determine if workers are still eligible for seniority pay components.

If a worker is no longer eligible for seniority pay, the system removes the seniority rate code from that worker's compensation package. However, the process does not remove the seniority rate codes that were added manually.
Run the Multiple Seniority Components report and review the worker records that have multiple seniority rate codes and determine whether the seniority components are appropriate.

This section provides an overview of the Update Seniority Pay process, lists prerequisites, and discusses how to:

Update seniority pay components.
Ensure worker eligibility for seniority pay components.

Prerequisites

You must have created seniority rate codes by associating rate codes with a seniority rate code class on the Comp Rate Code Table page.

See Also

Defining Rate Codes

Pages Used to Administer Seniority Pay

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Update Seniority Pay	RUNCTL_SENPAY2	Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Update Seniority Pay, Update Seniority Pay	Add and update seniority pay components in workers' compensation packages.
Update Seniority Eligibility Multiple Seniority Components	RUNCTL_SENPAY	Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Update Seniority Eligibility, Update Seniority Eligibility Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Multiple Seniority Components	Run the Update Seniority Eligibility Process (HR_CMP014) to ensure that workers are still eligible for seniority pay components. Generate the Multiple Seniority Components report (PER044). Use this report to review the worker records that have multiple seniority rate codes.

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Update Seniority Pay

RUNCTL_SENPAY2

Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Update Seniority Pay, Update Seniority Pay

Add and update seniority pay components in workers' compensation packages.

Update Seniority Eligibility

Multiple Seniority Components

RUNCTL_SENPAY

Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Update Seniority Eligibility, Update Seniority Eligibility
Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Multiple Seniority Components

Run the Update Seniority Eligibility Process (HR_CMP014) to ensure that workers are still eligible for seniority pay components.
Generate the Multiple Seniority Components report (PER044). Use this report to review the worker records that have multiple seniority rate codes.

Updating Seniority Pay Components

Access the Update Seniority Pay page (Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Update Seniority Pay, Update Seniority Pay).

Update Future Rows

Select to update all existing future effective-dated rows (rows that have an effective date later than the as of date) in addition to the effective-dated row you are adding or correcting.

Don't Absorb Changes

Select to leave absorbable rate codes unchanged if there is a change in the defaulted salary amount.

This option applies only to workers who have target compensation rates and are assigned to salary plans with the Auto Calculated Premium function enabled.

Process By

Select Rate Code or Group ID as the way to run the Update Seniority Pay process (HR_CMP013).

Rate Code: The process adds or updates seniority rate codes in the compensation packages of all workers in groups that are associated with the seniority rate codes that you list on this page. If a seniority rate code is not associated with a group ID, the process adds or updates seniority rate codes in the compensation packages of all workers.

Group ID: The process adds or updates seniority rate codes in the compensation packages of all workers who are associated with the groups you list on this page.

Rate Code

This field is available when you select Rate Code in the Process By group box. Select one or more rate codes. Insert rows if you need to run the process using multiple seniority rate codes.

Group ID

This field is available when you select Group ID in the Process By group box. Select one or more group IDs. Insert rows if you need to run the process using multiple group IDs. The system only displays the groups for which you have security access.

Running the Update Seniority Pay Process

To run the Update Seniority Pay process:

Run the Application Engine process HR_CMP013.

The Application Engine process finds the workers who meet the criteria specified in the run control parameters, and loads their information into a temporary table.
Run the SQR report CMP013 to review the information loaded by the Application Engine process.
Run the Application Engine process HR_CMP013_CI to load the information to the worker Job Data pages.

See Also

Defining Salary Plan Characteristics

Setting Up Group Security

Enterprise PeopleTools PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Process Scheduler

Ensuring Worker Eligibility for Seniority Pay Components

Access the Update Seniority Eligibility page (Workforce Administration, Collective Processes, Seniority Processing, Update Seniority Eligibility, Update Seniority Eligibility).

Process By

Select All to run the report for all workers.

If a worker is not eligible for seniority, this process removes the seniority rate code from their worker compensation package—unless the seniority rate codes was added manually.

Note. The rest of the fields on this page are identical to those on the Update Seniority Pay - Seniority Pay page.

Running the Update Seniority Eligibility Process

To run the Update Seniority Eligibility process:

Run the Application Engine process HR_CMP014.

The Application Engine process finds the workers who meet the criteria specified in the run control parameters, and loads their information into a temporary table.
Run the SQR report CMP014S to review the information loaded by the Application Engine process.
Run the Application Engine process HR_CMP014_CI to load all the information to the worker Job Data pages.

See Also

Updating Seniority Pay Components

Update Future Rows	Select to update all existing future effective-dated rows (rows that have an effective date later than the as of date) in addition to the effective-dated row you are adding or correcting.
Don't Absorb Changes	Select to leave absorbable rate codes unchanged if there is a change in the defaulted salary amount. This option applies only to workers who have target compensation rates and are assigned to salary plans with the Auto Calculated Premium function enabled.
Process By	Select Rate Code or Group ID as the way to run the Update Seniority Pay process (HR_CMP013). Rate Code: The process adds or updates seniority rate codes in the compensation packages of all workers in groups that are associated with the seniority rate codes that you list on this page. If a seniority rate code is not associated with a group ID, the process adds or updates seniority rate codes in the compensation packages of all workers. Group ID: The process adds or updates seniority rate codes in the compensation packages of all workers who are associated with the groups you list on this page.
Rate Code	This field is available when you select Rate Code in the Process By group box. Select one or more rate codes. Insert rows if you need to run the process using multiple seniority rate codes.
Group ID	This field is available when you select Group ID in the Process By group box. Select one or more group IDs. Insert rows if you need to run the process using multiple group IDs. The system only displays the groups for which you have security access.