Overview

Set up business trip calculation parameters.

General

View or modify the business trip calculation parameters.

Calculation method code

Enter the average-earnings calculation method code for business trips.

Name

Enter a short description of the average-earnings calculation method code.

Number of month

Select the rate code that defines the number of months for the average-earnings calculation.

Working week duration

Select the work-week duration from the following options:

• 5 days

• 6 days

• 7 days

Note
The work-week duration is used to find a corresponding calendar and to calculate the number of business trip days according to this calendar. It is also used to calculate average earnings or to adjust the days or hours worked in a month to the 5-, 6-, or 7-day week.

Calculation method of short month

Select a calculation method to calculate an employee's worked days or hours for partially worked months from the following options:

• Summary– The difference between the number of days or hours worked according to schedule and the number of days or hours absent from work.

• Calendar– The difference between the days worked according to schedule and the number of days absent from work, divided by the number of calendar days in the month and multiplied by the average number of days in the month specified in the Average days number in monthfield, in the General settings for average earned calculationform.

• By coefficient– The number of days or hours from a time sheet multiplied by a factor that is set up in the General settings for average earned calculationform.

Calculation type

Select the time unit used in average-earnings calculations from the following options:

• by days– The number of days is used.

• by hours– The number of hours is used.

Calculation method of full month

Select the method used to calculate the employee's days or hours worked for a full month from the following options:

• According to calendar– The days or hours were worked according to schedule in accordance with the time group specified in the According to schedulefield.

• Average value– The calculation is based on the average number of days in the month specified in the Average days number in monthfield, in the General settings for average earned calculationform, divided by a factor selected in the Working week durationfield. If 5 daysis selected, the factor is set up in the From 5 to 7 days working weekfield, in the General settings for average earned calculationform. If 6 daysis selected, the factor is set up in the From 6 to 7 days working weekfield, and if 7 daysis selected, the factor is set to 1.

  Note
  If the number of hours has to be calculated, the result (in days) is multiplied by a value specified in the Workweek durationfield, in the General settings for vacation calculationform (the standard value is 40), and then divided by the number of days worked in a week, as specified in the Working week durationfield.

Base of calculation

Select a base to calculate the employee's average earnings.

Note
This calculation base is applied if a full period is used, which is 12 months before the starting date of a business trip.

Average earned base

Select a base to calculate the employee's average earnings.

Note
This calculation base is applied if a short period is used, which is the month that contains the start date of the business trip.

Step-up ratio

Select the rate that defines a salary increase factor for the entire company.

According to schedule

Select a time group that contains time codes used in the calendar schedules.

Actually worked

Select the time group that contains time codes for the time actually worked.

Note
This field is available only if you select By coefficientin the Calculation method of short monthfield.

Absences from work

Select the time group that contains time codes for absence time.

Note
This field is available only if you select Calendaror Summaryin the Calculation method of short monthfield.

On average

Select the time group that contains time codes for time actually worked.

Note
The time group is applied if a short period, which is the month that contains the starting date of the business trip, is used for the average-earnings calculation.

Bonus base

Select the base to calculate the employee's bonuses to be included in the average-earnings calculation.

Criteria of bonus accounting

Specify the rule of bonus accounting if an employee has two or more bonuses of equal type for the same period:

• Maximal– The bonus with a maximum amount is taken.

• Minimal– The bonus with a minimum amount is taken.

• First– The bonus with a first accrual date is taken.

• Last– The bonus with a last accrual date is taken.

Proportional calculation

Select this check box to adjust the bonus amount according to the days or hours worked in the average earnings period.