Set up permanent earnings cycles
Permanent Cycle Earnings are earnings entered as permanent amounts that are included in the Cycle Setup and paid when the appropriate cycle is selected on the New Pay page. Powerpay includes the functionality to define the cycle when permanent earnings should be paid. Permanent earnings are in dollars only.
Note: Selections on this page do NOT apply to Second Payments, Extra runs, ROE runs, or Year-End adjustment runs.
Prerequisites
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Your Customer Support Team must set up your permanent earnings before you can use this page.
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No pay periods can be open to complete the cycle setup steps. If you have an open pay period, contact your Customer Support Team to close the open pay period.
Tasks
Set up permanent earnings cycles
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Open the Permanent Earnings Cycle page.
Normally, cycles are defined for a month. For weekly payrolls, you can have up to five pays per month, so you may need to define five cycles. For biweekly payrolls, you can have up to three pays per month, so you may need to define three cycles.
- Choose the cycle for which to apply the permanent earning.
- Under the appropriate Cycle column, select the check box across from the permanent earning to activate it.
- Click Save.