Union rates and benefits are subject to annual changes, and they often take effect mid-pay period. Currently, we must handle this by splitting payroll manually and generating separate reports for each portion of the pay period, which is time-consuming and increases the risk of errors.
It would be extremely helpful if the software allowed us to input union rates and benefits with an effective start and expiration date. This way, the system could automatically apply the correct rates based on the work dates during payroll processing, eliminating the need for split payrolls, two paystubs, double direct deposit numbers, and separate manual adjustments.
This added feature would improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with union agreements.
by: Shannon D. | 4 days ago | Payroll
Comments
This happens to me too but when there are new changes to rates and benefits, i make new paygroups and then manually select the proper paygroup for the split week. and then after that payroll is complete, I change all the employees default paygroup to the new paygroup. No need for split payrolls.
For audit purposes if the rate changes for example May 2nd but he pay date is May 4 I changed the pay group rates for the check date. We pay our benefits by check date. This has given us more accurate audits and we have had very few audits where we owed additional. Essentially yes they get the new rate a few days earlier but we are paying them in the month of the increase which is our reason for using the pay date.