o Job Code: The job code field may prepopulate, but can be edited if needed. (This data is not used in calculations, but may be linked to use with specific cost elements in your implementation has enabled the parameter “jobcode validation enabled”.)
o Appointment Type. If the appointment type is not correct, click within the field to display the list, and then scroll and click on an item in the list to highlight and select it to complete your selection.
§ The selected appointment type as a significant impact on calculations. The table below illustrates how the same base salary rate of $100,000 translates to a monthly rate with different appointment types.
|
Appointment Type |
Meaning |
Salary Calculation Base |
Ex. $100,000 salary monthly rate |
|
9M DURATION |
Academic year appointment |
Divides Salary by 9 |
$100,000/9 =$11,111.11 |
|
10M DURATION |
Supplement to academic year appointment |
Divides Salary by10 |
$100,000/10 = $10,000.00 |
|
11M DURATION |
Supplement to academic year appointment |
11 Month base salary |
$100,000/11 = $9,090.90 |
|
12M DURATION |
Staff |
12 Month base or annual salary |
$100,000/12 = $8,333.33 |
|
SUM EMPLOYEE |
Summer appointment |
3 Month base salary |
$100,000/3 = $33,333.33 |
|
TMP EMPLOYEE |
Temporary appointment |
1 Month base salary |
$100,000/1 = $100,000 |
o Salary Effective Date: This provides the date they system will use to initiate the salary inflation in conjunction with the relevant inflation rate & personnel category in the Rates table. The default is the project start date. To revise, click within the field to edit the date. You can manually enter a date in the MM/DD/YYYY format or use the calendar widget to locate and select a date.
o Salary Anniversary Date: (If enabled). If your institution uses individual anniversary dates for salary inflation, the Salary Anniversary Date column should be maintained with a date for each Project Person. If your institution loads HR data, the date may pre-populate. Otherwise, enter the date manually. The system will still use the rates table for the relevant inflation percentage (by personnel category for the selected salary type/cost element), but the individual anniversary dates will be used in the calculation instead of the salary category dates displayed in the table
o Base Salary: This number is used as the salary calculation base. Enter the individual's current relative to the Effective Date.