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FAQ: Currently, the district calculates $500 per pay period for each employee’s benefits for negotiation purposes and then manually divides the amount and applies it towards a variety of options ( …
Currently, the district calculates $500 per pay period for each employee’s benefits for negotiation purposes and then manually divides the amount and applies it towards a variety of options (i.e. health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, etc.). How should this be set up using the Negotiations module?
To calculate a flat dollar amount per pay period to split among several deductions, set up a “dummy” deduction in Payroll and tie it to all applicable employees using a rate of $0 in a rate table. Then, in the Deduction Rates option in Negotiations, enter the flat dollar amount to use each pay period for the negotiations calculation for the “dummy” deduction, and select the Exclude Benefit field for all of the deductions the employees will use the money toward (i.e. health insurance).
Note: If the deductions are updated when the package is updated at the end of the negotiating process, the “dummy” deduction should be zeroed out so as to not affect Payroll in any way.