Set up the Employee Info bar

Powerpay displays the Employee Info Bar at the top of every page with employee-specific information (for example, the Employee Timesheet, Deductions & Contributions, and Reversal pages).

By default, the Employee Info Bar shows the following information (view only):

Displays the employee's name as it appears on cheques and pay stubs. The employee name appears in blue and a larger font to make it easy to see.

Displays the employee number of the selected employee.

Displays the employee's pay type. The pay type identifies the employee as hourly or salaried (with variations on these two types).

Displays the employee's hourly rate or salary.

You can select additional view only data to appear on the Employee Information Bar.

When you scroll down the page, the Employee Bar collapses to display more information on the page. Click + to expand.

Tasks

  1. Navigate to the Employee Info Bar Setup page.Closed From the Company menu, select Defaults > Employee Info Bar Setup.
  2. For positions 5 through 8, from the drop-down list on each box, select an item that you would like to display on the Employee Information Bar.
  3. Click Save to confirm your changes.

The information selected appears on the Employee Info Bar.

  1. Navigate tot the Employee Info Bar Setup page.Closed From the Company menu, select Defaults > Employee Info Bar Setup.
  2. To change the data that appears in any of the fields in positions 5 through 8 of the Employee Info Bar, from the drop-down list on each box, select the new data item that you would like to display. To clear the position, choose the blank space at the top of the list.
  3. Click Save to confirm your changes.

Field Information

Displays the employee's name as it appears on cheques and pay stubs. The employee name appears in blue and a larger font to make it easy to see.

Displays the employee number of the selected employee.

Displays the employee's pay type. The pay type identifies the employee as hourly or salaried (with variations on these two types).

Displays the employee's hourly rate or salary.

Positions 5 to 8 - (Optional) Select a type of data from one of the lists to have that data appear in any of the positions in the bottom row of the Employee Info bar. The options include:

  • ID Fields
  • Position (when the compensation feature is set up and enabled for your payroll)
  • Status

Note: Do not select the same data type to appear in more than one position.