Define Legal Entities HCM Information

You need to define HCM information for the legal entity, considering the context in which its used. A legal entity can be a legal employer and/or a payroll statutory unit.

This includes defining workday information, legal employer information and the mapping of the payroll statutory unit to a legislative data group.

Before you start

You've to add the required legal entities to scope before editing them using scope selection. This also helps you create or manage other entities like legal reporting units within the context of a legal entity.

Navigation: Navigator > Setup and Maintenance > Tasks > Search > Manage Legal Entity > Go To Task > Select and Add

Select the Legal Entity you've created earlier and set the scope for a legal entity in HCM.

Note: This step is required when you're defining the scope for the first time. The legal entity can be directly added to scope in the implementation project in the next scope selections.

Use the following steps to define HCM information for your legal entity:

Navigation: Manage Implementation Task List > Manage Legal Entity HCM Information

1. In the Legal Employer tab, enter the legal employer information.

   This tab is enabled if you'd selected the Legal Employer checkbox, while creating the legal entity.

   Field	Description
   Workday	Enter Workday information such as the start and end times of work, standard working hours and frequency (optional).
   Salary Level	Choose the level at which the salary information is assigned: term or assignment level.
   Worker Number Generation	Select the Worker Number Generation method. Select whether to allow employment terms to be overridden at the assignment level or no.
   People Group Flexfield Structure	Select the People Group flexfield structure (previously defined) that suits your legal employer.
   Minimum Working Age Minimum Retirement Age Maximum Retirement Age Minimum Age of a Minor	Enter age related information for employment in these fields. The minimum age of a minor is optional.
   Employment Model	Select the two or three-tier employment model with a single assignment or multiple assignments. See the online help and documentation for more information about the employment model and the critical choices you've to make.
   Legal Employer Information	Enter the following: Registration Number Corporate Identity Number Base Business Number
   Notice Period	Define notice period details of the different employee categories.
   Employer Representative	Select the employer representative.

2. To define HCM Information for Payroll Statutory Unit:

   Select the Payroll Statutory Unit tab and enter the following information:

   This tab is enabled if the Payroll Statutory Unit checkbox is selected when creating the legal entity.

   Field	Description
   Legislative Data Group	Select the LDG you defined earlier in the Associated Legislative Data Group list of values. Note: You need to map the legislative data group to a payroll statutory unit so that all payroll objects like elements, payrolls, payment methods, are created within the context of a legislative data group.
   Fiscal Year Start	Enter the date.

3. Save the PSU information.

4. Click Payroll Statutory Unit Information to enter India-specific gratuity information.