Delivered Absence Earnings

The PeopleSoft system delivers earnings elements for absences and vacations. You can use these elements as delivered, modify them, or create new elements.

This table summarizes the absence earnings:

Name	Unit	Rate	Accumulators
BEREAV PAID (bereavement pay)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	TOTAL EARNINGS N BEREAV PAID_YTDA FWT GRS N OAS EE GRS N OAS ER GRS N MED EE GRS N MED ER GRS N FUT GRS N 401K GROSS N SWT GRS N REDUCE SAL AMT
BEREAV UNP (unpaid bereavement)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	BEREAV UNP_YTDA REDUCE SAL AMT
SICK PAID (sick pay)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	TOTAL EARNINGS N SICK PAID_YTDA FWT GRS N OAS EE GRS N OAS ER GRS N MED EE GRS N MED ER GRS N FUT GRS N 401K GROSS N SWT GRS N REDUCE SAL AMT
SICK UNP (unpaid sick)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	SICK UNP_YTDA REDUCE SAL AMT
JURY PAID (jury leave)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	TOTAL EARNINGS N JURY PAID_YTDA FWT GRS N OAS EE GRS N OAS ER GRS N MED EE GRS N MED ER GRS N FUT GRS N 401K GROSS N SWT GRS N REDUCE SAL AMT
JURY UNP (unpaid jury duty)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	JURY UNP_YTDA REDUCE SAL AMT
VAC PAID (paid vacation)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	TOTAL EARNINGS N VAC PAID_YTDA FWT GRS N OAS EE GRS N OAS ER GRS N MED EE GRS N MED ER GRS N FUT GRS N 401K GROSS N SWT GRS N REDUCE SAL AMT
VAC UNP (unpaid vacation)	Payee-level	HOURLY RT (system element)	REDUCE SAL AMT
VAC PAYOUT (vacation pay balance)	VACATION_BAL (accumulator)	HOURLY RT (system element)	TOTAL EARNINGS N VAC PAYOUT_YTDA FWT GRS N OAS EE GRS N OAS ER GRS N MED EE GRS N MED ER GRS N FUT GRS N 401K GROSS N SWT GRS N

All of the delivered absence-related earnings have a calculation rule of Unit × Rate. All absence earnings except VAC PAYOUT subtract from the SALARY earning to maintain the same pay rate for salaried payees. They do not, however, subtract from the REGULAR earning because earnings for hourly payees are based on the actual number of hours they worked during the period. For example, if a payee were absent for 8 hours during a 40-hour work week, the entered work hours would be 32. The system generates the earning VAC PAYOUT upon the termination of a payee. Vacation Payout (VAC PAYOUT) is also generated for a negative vacation balance up to the net pay available.

The generation control element associated with the VAC PAYOUT earning is GEN GC TERMINATED.

The system processes the delivered earnings elements each time you run a payroll. You can change the processing schedule as needed.