Field Description - Other Pay Type

The Other Pay Type specifies how to process information associated with a specific Other Pay Code.  You can maintain this field during Other Pay Master Maintenance.  The table below describes the available Other Pay Types.

Format:  predefined

Other Pay Types

Type

Description

1 - Holiday

2 - Sick

  • Available during both Payroll Check Entry and Permanent Payroll Check Entry.

  • Transfers from Permanent Payroll Check Entry during Permanent Pay Transfer, if applicable.

  • Updates the Sick Taken fields in the Employee Totals file.

3 - Vacation

  • Available during both Payroll Check Entry and Permanent Payroll Check Entry.

  • Transfers from Permanent Payroll Check Entry during Permanent Pay Transfer, if applicable.

  • Updates the Vacation Taken fields in the Employee Totals file.

4 - Scheduled

  • Available during both Payroll Check Entry and Permanent Payroll Check Entry.

  • Transfers from Permanent Payroll Check Entry during Permanent Pay Transfer, if applicable.

  • Displays in the Check Entry Pay Detail Area for the Scheduled Period specified for the employee's Other Pay.

  • You can not dynamically add an Other Pay Code for this type during Check Entry.  You must assign codes with this type to an employee during Employee Master Maintenance in the Employee Other Pay Area.

5 - Misc

  • Transfers from Permanent Payroll Check Entry during Permanent Pay Transfer, if applicable.

  • Never displays automatically in the Check Entry Pay Detail Area in the drop-down list for Pay Code.

6 - Misc

  • Transfers from Permanent Payroll Check Entry during Permanent Pay Transfer, if applicable.

  • Never displays automatically in the Check Entry Pay Detail Area in the drop-down list for Pay Code.

7 - Shift Differential

Notes:

  • If you change the Other Pay Type for an Other Pay Code during Other Pay Master Maintenance, the program automatically updates all associated Employee Other Pay records with the new type.

  • You can dynamically add most Other Pay Codes to an employee during Check Entry, even if the codes are not preassigned to the employee.  However, you can only associate Type 4 - Scheduled with an employee during Employee Master Maintenance, not during Check Entry.