Grade Rate Rate Components in a Salary Basis

Use Grade Rate rate definitions in a salary basis to get the rate value for the grade or grade and step value of the person's work assignment.

The grade or grade and step can come directly from the assignment progression ladder or from the retained pay extensible flexfield (EFF) associated with the assignment. For example, you've the Consultants grade ladder with these grades, steps, and rate values:

Grade	Step	Rate Value
G1	S1	11
G1	S2	12
G2	S1	21

One worker's salary basis has the rate contributor as a grade ladder, and their work assignment has the grade G1 and step S1, so their rate is 11. Another worker's salary basis has the rate contributor as a retained pay EFF. And the retained pay EFF for their work assignment has the grade G2 and step S1, so their rate is 21.

You create rate definitions using the Rate Definitions task on the My Client Groups > Compensation page. Be sure to link a rate definition to only one salary basis to avoid issues when moving a worker to another basis.