Payroll Relationships for Qatar

For a person to be processed in payroll, a payroll relationship needs to be defined.

Payroll relationships represent the relationship of a person with the Payroll Statutory Unit (PSU). Use the Standard type of payroll relationship for an employee.

• If the nonworker type is NonWorker Paid, the payroll relationship is Standard.
• If the nonworker type is NonWorker, the payroll relationship must be of type Element Entries Only.
• If the nonworker type NonWorker Unpaid, no payroll relationship is created.
• For contingent workers, the payroll relationship is of type Element Entries Only.
• For employee candidate, the payroll relationship is Standard.
• For contingent worker candidate, the payroll relationship is of type Element Entries Only.

Continuous Period of Service

Each relationship type has a corresponding payroll relationship. In case of rehire, the employee is treated as a new employee and there is only one payroll relationship per person. For Qatar, the payroll relationship rule Continuous Period of Service (C) is predefined.

Payroll relationship rule Continuous Period of Service (C) implies that when the HR user creates a new Work Term, a check is made for a Payroll Relationship of the same type and PSU. If one exists, the LSED of the payroll relationship will be validated. If it is greater than the Term start date, the Work Term will be attached to it. If it's less than the Term start date, a new Payroll Relationship will be generated. If one does not exist, a new Payroll Relationship will be generated. When a Work Term is terminated, if it is the last active Work Term associated with the Payroll Relationship, the Payroll Relationship will also be terminated.

Social insurance deductions are calculated at a payroll relationship level. Earnings related to social insurance are considered at Relationships and Assignments.