Salary End Date Exceptions for Rate Synchronization Date Code

The Synchronize Grade Step Rates process sets the salary start date using the value selected for the rate synchronization date code.

Sometimes the salary start date calculated from the transaction date is after the date the person moved out of the current step or grade. This can happen when Rate Synchronization Date Code is one of these options:

• Start of next month
• Start of next pay period
• Use formula

When the calculated date is after the move date, the process excludes the assignment from processing. The process identifies the current assignment using the effective date. Thus the assignment it finds might not be the assignment with the latest start date.

For example, Rate Sychronization Date Code is Start of next month. On June 1, 2021, a person moved to step 2. They then moved to step 3 on July 15, 2021. When you run the process with an effective date of July 1, 2021, it sets the person's salary start date to August 1, 2021. The process also uses the effective date to identify that the person's current assignment is the June 1 assignment. It doesn't make sense to update the August 1 salary with the step 2 rate however, because they aren't on that step on August 1. So the process excludes the June 1 assignment from processing. When you run the process with an effective date on or after July 15, 2021, it updates the rate value for the person's July 15 assignment.