Work Completed Complements

Work completed complements are based on the special requirements of a particular job. Typical work complements include nighttime complements and toxicity or hazard complements.

Generally this type of compensation is a percentage of the salary base. Sometimes it can be calculated as a formula depending on the number of hours worked under those conditions. The elements used for this type of earning are variables.

The rules for nighttime, holiday, and toxicity or hazard complements are based on labor agreements and are subject to change. For example, a new labor agreement may enlarge the time frame of the nighttime complement.

Nighttime Complement

Work performed between the hours of 22:00 and 06:00 is considered nighttime work and must be compensated at a higher rate than normal.

Typically, the calculation rule for the nighttime complement is either a flat amount for each day worked in that timetable or a rate based on a regular hourly value.

For a flat amount, the number of days worked is multiplied by the flat amount defined in the labor agreement. For example, if the flat amount is 20 EUR and the number of late nights worked is four, then a total of 80 EUR is the nighttime complement.

Holiday Complement

If employees work during a holiday, they get some additional compensation. Labor agreements usually specify the amounts to be paid for working on Sundays or on holidays. You can calculate an employee's holiday complement by multiplying the special rate by the number of holidays worked.

Toxicity or Hazard Complement

An employee who works with hazardous or toxic materials or who has a dangerous job gets a hazard complement. The details of the hazard complement are in the labor agreement.

Only the actual days worked in these conditions are paid with this complement.

The calculation rule for the hazard complement element is similar to the nighttime complement—either a Flat amount or the Base time Percentage formula applies.

Note:

PeopleSoft Global Payroll for Spain delivers these work-completed complements (such as the nighttime, holiday, and toxicity or hazard complements) as sample data. Enter the value as positive input for every period. You can also modify the calculation rules to fit your company's needs.

Complementary Hours for Part-time Payees

A part-time payee can work hours in addition to the amount specified in a labor contract. The system considers these additional hours as complementary instead of overtime if they:

  • Apply only to an unlimited part-time contract with distributed activity or nonconcentrated schedules. This excludes unlimited discontinuous part-time payees, part-time payees with limited contracts, and unlimited part-time payees with concentrated schedules.

  • Are the result of an agreement between the company and payee as part of the contract.

  • Do not exceed 15% of the scheduled hours specified in the contract.

    Note:

    This percentage can be increased through a labor agreement but it can never be higher than 60%.