Define Payroll Elements for Donation Pool Plans

This example shows how to define an absence element for a donation pool plan.

Based on your setup decisions, this procedure might configure these additional elements:

• Accrual element to process absence liability amounts

• Entitlement element to process payments for absence during vacation

• Discretionary disbursement element to process disbursement of partial time accruals

• Final disbursement element to process accrual disbursement when the absence plan enrollment ends

• Donation pool element to process claims from a donation pool and maintain the donation pool total

The name of the element is prefixed to each additional element.

Note:

Each donation pool plan will have its own, specific donation pool element defined. For example, the Emergency Donation Pool Plan will have an Emergency Donation Pool element; the Earthquake Donation Pool Plan will have an Earthquake Donation Pool element. The element you define for a donation pool plan shouldn't be used across multiple plans. You can't map one donation pool element to multiple donation pool plans.

This table summarizes the key decisions for this scenario.

Decisions to Consider	In this Example
What units do you want to use for reporting calculations?	Days
What type of an absence are you transferring to payroll?	Accrual Balances and Absences
Do you want the element to calculate absence liability?	Yes
Which rate should the calculate absence liability use?	Liability Rate
Does your absence plan enable balance payments when enrollment ends?	No
Does your absence plan enable payment of partial accrual balances?	No
How do you want to calculate deductions for paid absences for employees not requiring a time card? Reduce regular earnings by the amount of the absence payment so that the worker doesn't get paid twice? Select a rate to determine the absence deduction amount?	Reduce regular earnings by absence payment
Does this plan enable entitlement payments after termination?	No