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
Name and Description |
Unit (or Base) |
Rate |
Percent |
Amount |
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SALARY BASIC (basic pay) |
KMSAL |
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SALARY HOUR (basic pay hourly) |
BSC FM SCHHRS |
KMHRLY |
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MEAL ALLOW (meal allowance) |
Payee level |
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TRAVEL ALLOW (travel allowance) |
VARIABLE - NUMERIC CMN VR ZERO |
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SHFT ALL HRL (shift allowance hourly) |
Payee level |
HOURLY RT |
ERN VR SHFTALLPCT |
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SHFT ALL AMT (shift allowance amount) |
Payee level |
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OVERTIME 1.5 (overtime 1.5) |
Payee level |
ERN FM OVTRATE |
150 |
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OVERTIME 2 (overtime 2) |
Payee level |
ERN FM OVTRATE |
200 |
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CT BONUS (contractual bonus) |
Payee level |
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NCT BONUS (noncontractual bonus) |
Payee level |
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UNIFORM (uniform allowance) |
Payee level |
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CAR (car allowance) |
Payee level |
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LAUNDRY (laundry allowance) |
Payee level |
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SPEC ALLOW (special allowance) |
Payee level |
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LOAN ADV (loan advance) |
Payee level |
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SALARY ADV (salary advance) |
Payee level |
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SAL BSC RTO (basic pay) |
Variable — Numeric ERN VR ZEROMON |
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SAL HOUR RTO (basic pay hourly) |
Variable — Numeric ERN VR ZEROMON |
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MEAL RTO (meal allowance) |
Payee level |
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TRAVEL RTO (travel allowance) |
Payee level |
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SHFT HRL RTO (shift allowance hourly) |
Payee level |
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SHFT AMT RTO (shift allowance amount) |
Payee level |
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OVT 1.5 RTO (overtime 1.5) |
Payee level |
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OVT 2 RTO (overtime 2) |
Payee level |
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UNIFORM RTO (uniform allowance) |
Payee level |
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CAR RTO (car allowance) |
Variable - Numeric ERN VR ZEROMON |
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LAUNDRY RTO (laundry allowance) |
Payee level |
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SPECIAL RTO (special allowance) |
Payee level |
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CT BONUS PY (contractual bonus previous year) |
Payee level |
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NCT BONUS PY (noncontractual bonus previous year) |
Payee level |
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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 |
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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 |