Earnings

Global Payroll for Malaysia comes with a number of earnings to demonstrate how Global Payroll rules can meet common processing requirements.

The following table lists some of the delivered earning elements and provides a brief synopsis of how the system calculates the earnings. This is not a complete list; for a complete list of delivered earnings, access the Earnings component (Set Up HCM > Product Related > Global Payroll & Absence Mgmt > Elements > Payroll Elements > Earnings).

Name and Description

Unit (or Base)

Rate

Percent

Amount

SALARY BASIC

(basic pay)

KMSAL

SALARY HOUR

(basic pay hourly)

BSC FM SCHHRS

KMHRLY

MEAL ALLOW

(meal allowance)

Payee level

TRAVEL ALLOW

(travel allowance)

VARIABLE - NUMERIC

CMN VR ZERO

SHFT ALL HRL

(shift allowance hourly)

Payee level

HOURLY RT

ERN VR SHFTALLPCT

SHFT ALL AMT

(shift allowance amount)

Payee level

OVERTIME 1.5

(overtime 1.5)

Payee level

ERN FM OVTRATE

150

OVERTIME 2

(overtime 2)

Payee level

ERN FM OVTRATE

200

CT BONUS

(contractual bonus)

Payee level

NCT BONUS

(noncontractual bonus)

Payee level

UNIFORM

(uniform allowance)

Payee level

CAR

(car allowance)

Payee level

LAUNDRY

(laundry allowance)

Payee level

SPEC ALLOW

(special allowance)

Payee level

LOAN ADV

(loan advance)

Payee level

SALARY ADV

(salary advance)

Payee level

SAL BSC RTO

(basic pay)

Variable — Numeric

ERN VR ZEROMON

SAL HOUR RTO

(basic pay hourly)

Variable — Numeric

ERN VR ZEROMON

MEAL RTO

(meal allowance)

Payee level

TRAVEL RTO

(travel allowance)

Payee level

SHFT HRL RTO

(shift allowance hourly)

Payee level

SHFT AMT RTO

(shift allowance amount)

Payee level

OVT 1.5 RTO

(overtime 1.5)

Payee level

OVT 2 RTO

(overtime 2)

Payee level

UNIFORM RTO

(uniform allowance)

Payee level

CAR RTO

(car allowance)

Variable - Numeric

ERN VR ZEROMON

LAUNDRY RTO

(laundry allowance)

Payee level

SPECIAL RTO

(special allowance)

Payee level

CT BONUS PY

(contractual bonus previous year)

Payee level

NCT BONUS PY

(noncontractual bonus previous year)

Payee level

ARR ER PY

(arrears of previous year)

Payee level

Variables Used in Earning Amounts

Two variables, CMN VR ZERO and ERN VR ZERO, are used in delivered earning amounts. Both variables have a value of 0; they are generic examples. To override values at Calendar, Pay Entity, or Pay Group levels, create your own variables and replace the example variables.

Delivered Earnings and Relationship to EPF, SOCSO, and Tax Calculations

Many earnings apply to Employee Provident Fund (EPF), Social Security Organization (SOCSO), and tax calculations. The following table lists some of the delivered earnings and their relationship to EPF, SOCSO, and tax calculations. To meet their requirements, each entity can change the composition of the earnings that form part of EPF.

Earning

Eligible for EPF Calculation

EPF AC GROSS

Eligible for SOCSO Calculation

SOC AC INCOME SEB

Eligible for Scheduler Tax Calculation

Eligible for Annual Tax Calculation

Basic hourly

Yes (Y)

Y

Y

No (N)

Basic salary

Y

Y

Y

N

Meal allowance

Y

Y

Y

N

Travel allowance

N

Y

Y

N

Leave pay

Y

Y

Y

N

Shift allowance

Y

Y

Y

N

Overtime

N

Y

Y

N

Contractual bonus

Y

N

N

Y

Noncontractual bonus

Y

N

N

Y

Uniform allowance

Y

Y

Y

N

Car allowance

Y

Y

Y

N

Laundry allowance

Y

Y

Y

N

Special allowance

Y

Y

Y

N

Loan and salary advance

N

N

N

N

Festive advance

N

N

N

N