PeopleSoft Global Payroll for Switzerland 9.1 PeopleBook

Defining EO Payments for Switzerland

This chapter provides an overview of EO (Erwerbsersatzordnung für Dienstleistende in Armee und Zivilschutz) payments and discusses how to define EO payments and corrections.

Understanding EO Payments

EO payments refer to the payment of salary during military and civilian service. The EO is an ordinance on military pay supplements and governs the earnings of military and civil defense personnel. According to the EO's provisions, people on active military duty (including members of the Women's Armed Forces and the Red Cross) or in civilian service are entitled to receive earning compensation for every paid or accredited day of service.

If this compensation is equal to 80 percent of an employee's salary, the employer does not need to make any additional payments. However, if this EO compensation replaces less than 80 percent of the effective earning, the employer is obliged to make up the difference to 80 percent of the salary for a limited period. This time period is defined according to the Basel, Bern, and Zurich scales.

When the limited period has expired, the employer is exonerated of further salary payments, and the employee may then only claim EO compensation. General work contracts or individual agreements may help to secure more favorable compensation for the employee.

Viewing Delivered Elements

The PeopleSoft system delivers a query that you can run to view the names of all delivered elements designed for Switzerland. Instructions for running the query are provided in the PeopleSoft Global Payroll PeopleBook.

Defining EO Payments and Corrections

This section provides an overview of EO payments and corrections and discusses how to:

Record EO statements.
Record EO corrections.

Understanding EO Payments and Corrections

EO payments are calculated in the current month. The system uses the annual salary and the number of children as of the first day of the military service period for the whole duration of the service, even if the service spans multiple months.

There is a separate page for entering standard EO data and correction (retroactive) EO data. The correction page has fields for manually overriding annual salary and the number of children. The same 3 dates are used in both the standard and the correction EO page.

Pages Used to Define EO Payments and Corrections

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Define EO Payment CHE	GPCH_EO_CALC	Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Payee Data, Define EO Payment CHE, Define EO Payment CHE	Record an employee's military and civilian service data. You use this data to put forward your claims from the EO compensation office.
Define EO Payment Ovrd CHE (Define EO Payment Override CHE)	GPCH_EO_RETRO	Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Payee Data, Define EO Payment Ovrd CHE, Define EO Payment Ovrd CHE	Enter data required for EO correction calculations for closed periods.
EO Pay Card	GPCH_RC_EO01	Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Authority Correspondence, EO Pay Card Report CHE, EO Pay Card	Lists each employee's insurance number, full name, and employee ID in ascending order. The report also displays the employee's military service type, the duration of this service, yearly salary, how many children the employee has, and the total amount of EO compensation that the employee has received. The page creates a printed report and an interface file that can be sent electronically to the AHV provider.

Recording EO Statements

Access the Define EO Payment CHE page (Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Payee Data, Define EO Payment CHE, Define EO Payment CHE).

National ID

The system automatically populates this field, which comes from the PERSNID table.

Action Date

Displays the date when you entered the data into the system.

Service Type

Select the type of service in which the employee was involved. Valid values are Military − Regular, Military Recruit, Military Promotion, Civil Service, Trainer, Alternative Service, and AlternService (Recruit).

Card Type

Select the card type that proves that an employee has done their military service. Valid values are EO Card, EO Replacement Card, Corrected Payback, and Corrected Claim.

From Date

Select the date when military service began within the month.

End Date

Select the date when the employee's military service ended within the month.

To Date

Enter the end date of military service if the service runs for more than 1 month and the final service date falls outside of the month indicated in the From Date and End Date fields. This date is particularly important when legal rates of military payment change during the service. In this case, rates are taken as of the "final end date" specified in the To Date field.

Days Difference

Enter the number of days that the employee was involved in military service. This field displays the difference in days between the Effective Date and the End Date, and is required to calculate the earning requirement.

Override

Select to override the values from the employee record for the Country, Canton, and Marital Status fields.

Default Value

Click this button to reset the Country, Canton, and Marital Status to the default values if an override has been entered.

Recording EO Corrections

Access the Define EO Payment Ovrd CHE page (Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt, Payee Data, Define EO Payment Ovrd CHE, Define EO Payment Ovrd CHE).

The fields on this page are the same as the fields on the EO Statement page, with the following additions:

Annual Amt (annual amount)	You can manually override the amount of annual salary.
Daily Rate	Enter the new daily rate. This value is written to the writable array for the EO interface.
DepBen Cnt (dependents' benefits count)	Enter the number of children that the employee has.

National ID	The system automatically populates this field, which comes from the PERSNID table.
Action Date	Displays the date when you entered the data into the system.
Service Type	Select the type of service in which the employee was involved. Valid values are Military − Regular, Military Recruit, Military Promotion, Civil Service, Trainer, Alternative Service, and AlternService (Recruit).
Card Type	Select the card type that proves that an employee has done their military service. Valid values are EO Card, EO Replacement Card, Corrected Payback, and Corrected Claim.
From Date	Select the date when military service began within the month.
End Date	Select the date when the employee's military service ended within the month.
To Date	Enter the end date of military service if the service runs for more than 1 month and the final service date falls outside of the month indicated in the From Date and End Date fields. This date is particularly important when legal rates of military payment change during the service. In this case, rates are taken as of the "final end date" specified in the To Date field.
Days Difference	Enter the number of days that the employee was involved in military service. This field displays the difference in days between the Effective Date and the End Date, and is required to calculate the earning requirement.
Override	Select to override the values from the employee record for the Country, Canton, and Marital Status fields.
Default Value	Click this button to reset the Country, Canton, and Marital Status to the default values if an override has been entered.