Assigning, Approving, and Loading Merit Increases

This section discusses how to assign and approve merit increases.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Assign/Approve Merit Increase Page

SP_MERIT_INCR_GRP

Calculate merit increases for the workers in the selected group based on the workers' review results and the merit increase guidelines associated with the Merit Increase ID.

Merit Increase Details Page

SP_MERIT_INCR_EE

Review details about the worker merit increase and make changes, if required.

Load Merit Increases Page

RUNCTL_SP_MERIT

Load the approved merit increases into worker job data and flag the increases as processed.

Report Merit Increases Page

RUNCTL_SP_MERIT

Create a report on the merit increases for a group of workers.

Use the Assign/Approve Merit Increases component to:

  • View the approved and completed review results for a group of workers (as defined in the Define Merit Group component).

  • Calculate merit increases for a group of workers based on the review results and a Merit Increase ID.

  • Adjust the merit increases calculated by the system.

  • Approve or deny merit increases for individual workers in a group.

Once you have assigned merit increases and selected to approve or deny the increases, you can load the increase information into the Job table using the Load Merit Increases process.

Use the Assign/Approve Merit Increase page (SP_MERIT_INCR_GRP) to calculate merit increases for the workers in the selected group based on the workers' review results and the merit increase guidelines associated with the Merit Increase ID.

Navigation:

Compensation > Base Compensation > Merit Increases > Assign/Approve Merit Increases > Assign/Approve Merit Increase

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Assign/Approve Merit Increase page.

Assign/Approve Merit Increase page

Field or Control

Description

Get Review Results

Click to retrieve the review results for the workers in the merit group (as defined on the Define Merit Group page).

Merit Increase ID

Select a Merit Increase ID to apply to the members of this merit Group ID. Merit Increase IDs are defined on the Define Merit Increase component.

(Re)Calculate Increases

Click to calculate or recalculate merit increases. The system uses the change values entered on the Define Merit Increase component. The system sets the Status to Proposed for each worker listed. If the merit increase is zero (0), the system sets the status to No Increase.

Note: Click only to calculate the merit increases based on the review points resolution associated with the Merit Increase ID. If you click this button after having made manual changes, the system will erase your changes and reapply the changes associated with the Merit Increase ID.

Status

Select one of the following statuses for each worker's merit increase:

  • Approved

    When you select this value, the system makes the merit increase fields unavailable for entry. Select to approve the merit increase.

  • Ineligible

    When you select this value, the system makes the merit increase fields unavailable for entry. Select if the worker is ineligible for a merit increase.

  • No Incr (no increase)

    When you select this value, the system makes the merit increase fields unavailable for entry. Select to deny the worker the calculated increase.

  • Proposed

    Select to manually adjust the merit increase amount calculated by the system on the Merit Increase Details page, if required. The system selects the Manually Updated flag on the Merit Increase Details page when you make an adjustment. Once you have entered the appropriate merit increase, select Approved to approve the increase or No Incr or Ineligible to deny it.

  • Processed

    The system selects this status when it has processed a merit increase for this worker. You cannot modify the merit increase or status for this worker.

    Note: You can manually change a worker's merit increase on the Merit Increase Details page before you select a status.

Approve All

Click to set the status from Proposed to Approved. The system does not modify the statuses No Incr, Ineligible, and Processed.

Note: You can manually change a worker's merit increase on the Merit Increase Details page before you approve all the merit increases.

Use the Merit Increase Details page (SP_MERIT_INCR_EE) to review details about the worker merit increase and make changes, if required.

Navigation:

Compensation > Base Compensation > Merit Increases > Assign/Approve Merit Increases > Merit Increase Details

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Merit Increase Details page (1 of 2).

Merit Increase Details page (1 of 2)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Merit Increase Details page (2 of 2).

Merit Increase Details page (2 of 2)

Field or Control

Description

Rate Code

If changes are necessary, select a Rate Code to associate with this Merit Increase ID. If you select a Rate Code with a Rate Code Type of:

  • Flat Amount or Hourly, enter a Change Amount or a Change Percent value.

  • Percent, enter a Change Percent and Rate Code Group (if you are using rate code groups).

  • Points, enter Change Points and Frequency or Change Percent.

Status

Select the appropriate status for this worker's merit increase (values listed on the Assign/Approve Merit Increase page). To approve the changes, select Approve.

Use the Load Merit Increases page (RUNCTL_SP_MERIT) to load the approved merit increases into worker job data and flag the increases as processed.

Navigation:

Compensation > Base Compensation > Merit Increases > Load Merit Increases > Load Merit Increases

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Load Merit Increases page.

Load Merit Increases page

Field or Control

Description

Group ID, Doc Type, Period End - From Date, and Period End - Through Date

Select values for these fields for the workers whose merit increase data you want to load into the Job table.

As Of Date

Select the date as of which you want the merit increase to take effect.

Action and Reason Code

Select the action and reason associated with the merit increase for the selected workers.

Update Future Rows

Select to have the system update future dated rows with the merit increase.

Don't Absorb Changes

Select to indicate that the merit increase should not be absorbed into the salary premium (this option only applies to those rate codes with absorbing premiums).

Use the Report Merit Increases page (RUNCTL_SP_MERIT) to create a report on the merit increases for a group of workers.

Navigation:

Compensation > Base Compensation > Merit Increases > Report Merit Increases > Report Merit Increases

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Report Merit Increases page.

Report Merit Increases page

Field or Control

Description

Group ID, Doc Type, Period End - From Date, and Period End - Through Date

Select values for these fields for the workers whose merit increase data you want to report on.