Labor Code Maintenance

Labor Code Maintenance - Fields

Labor Code

Enter the labor code you want to add or maintain, or click the Lookup button to list all labor codes.

Description

Enter a description of the type of work represented by this labor code.

Wage Expense Account

Enter the wage expense general ledger account number from your chart of accounts. Click the Lookup button to list all general ledger account numbers. This account number is used when payroll earnings lines that reference this labor code are posted to the general ledger during the Daily Transaction Register update process. Leave this field blank to use the earnings expense account defined in Earnings Code Maintenance or, if that account is not defined, the standard payroll expense account defined in Department Maintenance.

If the account number is longer than the field, use the left and right arrow keys to view the entire account number.

Accounts can be created in this field if the appropriate settings are defined in the Auto Create when all Segments are Valid field in the General Ledger Options window. For more information, see General Ledger Options.

Standard Job Number

Enter the job number to use as the default during data entry, or click the Lookup button to list all job numbers. The job entered must be one already entered in the Job master file. This field is available only if Job Cost is integrated with Payroll.

Standard Cost Code

Enter the cost code to use as the default during data entry, or click the Lookup button to list all cost codes. This field is available only if a job number is entered in the Standard Job Number field, and if Job Cost is integrated with Payroll.

Burden Calc Method

Select the burden calculation method to be used as the default during data entry.

Select Hourly Rate to calculate burden based on a specified rate per hour.

Select Percentage to calculate burden as a specified percentage of labor costs.

Select None if the Burden Calculation method specified in Job Cost Burden Rate Maintenance is to be used.

This field is available only if Job Cost is integrated with Payroll.

Burden Rate

If you selected Hourly Rate in the Burden Calc. Method field, enter the dollar-per-hour rate to be used to calculate burden. If you selected Percentage in the Burden Calc. Method field, enter the percentage rate to be us ed to calculate burden. The burden rate specified here overrides the burden rate entered in Job Cost Burden Ra te Maintenance. This field is available only if you selected Hourly Rate or Percentage in the Burden Calc. Met hod field, and if Job Cost is integrated with Payroll.

Exclude from Certified Payroll Report

Select this check box to exclude the labor code from the Certified Payroll Report. Clear this check box to include the labor code from the report. This option is available only if Job Cost and TimeCard are integrated with Payroll.