Employee Absence Records for the US

After creating the absence components required by your organization, including the elements, plans, and types, and confirming employee enrollment, you create absence records for the eligible employees.

What you're doing	What happens
Entering absence records	To perform absence transactions: Managers can perform entries for their reports using the Absence Records task Absence administrators can perform the entry The employee can perform the entry using Self-Service, if you have allowed it
Creating Absences calculation cards	When an absence record is entered, the task automatically creates the Absences calculation card, along with the components that hold the absence information. It makes the following info available for payroll processing. Summary Record: Contains absence information, such as: Start and end date Absence rate Units Daily Breakdown: Provides the absence date and any factor to be applied, such as the percentage to use when calculating the absence payment. The Absence Entitlement component creates element entries so payroll can process the transaction. Note: This occurs when the absence was approved and the option to transfer to payroll was configured on the absence plan.

What you're doing

What happens

Entering absence records

To perform absence transactions:

Managers can perform entries for their reports using the Absence Records task
Absence administrators can perform the entry
The employee can perform the entry using Self-Service, if you have allowed it

Creating Absences calculation cards

When an absence record is entered, the task automatically creates the Absences calculation card, along with the components that hold the absence information. It makes the following info available for payroll processing.

Summary Record:

Contains absence information, such as:
- Start and end date
- Absence rate
- Units
Daily Breakdown:

Provides the absence date and any factor to be applied, such as the percentage to use when calculating the absence payment.

The Absence Entitlement component creates element entries so payroll can process the transaction.

Note: This occurs when the absence was approved and the option to transfer to payroll was configured on the absence plan.