From Prev. Periods
This field displays the number of benefit hours available from previous periods.
Eligible in…
Enter the number of benefit hours available in the month displayed.
Elig. as of…
This field displays the number of benefit hours available as of the Payroll accounting date displayed. This field can only be viewed.
Total
This field displays the total number of eligible benefit hours, and can only be viewed.
Hours Accrued
Enter the number of hours accrued for the year for the benefit type. If Accrual is selected in the Base Benefit Availability on field in Payroll Options, the available hours (hours accrued) will be recalculated and displayed in the Available field every time this field is changed.
This field is updated automatically as earnings are processed for this employee. You may want to enter information in this field if you are converting your Payroll at a time other than the beginning of the Payroll year.
Carry-Over
Enter the total number of hours carried over from the previous year for this benefit type.
Hours Used
Enter the number of hours used to date for the benefit type. This field is updated automatically as earnings for this benefit are processed for this employee. You may want to enter information in this field if you are converting your payroll at a time other than the beginning of the payroll year. The available hours are recalculated and displayed in the Available field every time this field is changed.
Available
This field displays the number of hours available for the benefit type, and can only be viewed. This amount is calculated by subtracting the amount in the Hours Used field from the amount in the Hours Accrued or Annual Limit field, and then adding the number of carry-over hours from the previous year.
Annual Limit
This field displays the hours per year established for your employees in Benefit Schedule Maintenance. You can enter a different annual limit.
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If Hourly is selected in the Accrual Method field in Benefit Schedule Maintenance, enter the maximum number of hours to be accrued for this benefit.
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If Fixed is selected in the Accrual Method field, enter the number of hours that will be copied to the Hours Accrued field in the Employee file during year-end processing. Fixed hours are accrued at the beginning of each year.
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If Limit is selected in the Base Benefit Availability on field in Payroll Options, the available hours are recalculated and displayed at the Available field every time this field is changed.
Note A zero amount in the Annual Limit field for a benefit type indicates that the benefit is not being accrued for the employee.
Accrual Rate
This field displays the accrual rate obtained from Benefit Schedule Maintenance, and can only be viewed.
Accrual Method
This field displays the accrual method obtained from Benefit Schedule Maintenance, and can only be viewed.
Benefit Accrual
