Assigned payroll indicators

The payroll indicators (allowances, employee premiums, and attendance types) that show in a project are a subset selected from those in master data, which are available to be assigned at the project level and applied if an employee is eligible for the compensation.

Payroll indicators that are set to Required in master data, automatically show in projects when they are created. For payroll indicators that are not set to Required in master data, or that were set as Required after the project already existed, you can assign a payroll indicator from master data to the project manually. Go to Assigned payroll indicators, and then select the Add icon.

You can remove a payroll indicator from a project only if the Required value is false and no employees are assigned to the payroll indicator.

Considerations

Permissions for payroll indicators are configured in Roles and permissions > Organization and project > Projects.

Permission name	Description	Level
View payroll indicators	Allows the user to view the payroll indicators in projects.	Base user
Assign/unassign payroll indicators to projects	Allows the user to assign and unassign payroll indicators to projects.	Project Admin
Assign/unassign employees to allowances	Allows the user to assign and unassign allowances to project employees.	Project Admin

Allowances

Allowances are extra pay that is made to an employee to cover expenses or compensate for specific working conditions by day, not specific to each hour or phase code. Examples of allowances include: foreman for the day, per diem, meals, subsistence, daily LOA, remote area pay, and tools.

Field name	Description
Name	Name of the allowance that is defined in master data.
ID	Unique identifier for the allowance that is defined in master data.
Notes	Additional information defined in master data about the allowance that shows in the daily plan for the assigned project employee.
Billing code	Billing code associated with the allowance that is used for integration with InEight Billings.
Required	If set to true, the allowance was automatically assigned to the project when it was created. This setting is configured in master data and cannot be changed in the project.
Auto Opt in	When the value is set to true, the allowance is automatically assigned to all new employees on all projects. This option can be changed in a project if needed.
Allowance rate	Amount given for the allowance. This value can be changed in the project and when it is assigned to individual employees. When the amount is defined at the project level, all assigned employees inherit the amount automatically, but the amount can be overridden at the assigned employee level.
Status	Default is set to Available. If set to Unavailable, the allowance shows in the list but it cannot be assigned to project employees.
Assigned employees	Shows the number of project employees that are assigned the allowance. Select the link to show the project employees list, which allows you to add or remove employees assigned to the allowance.

Assigned employees allowances

In the Assigned employees field, it shows the number of project employees that are assigned to each allowance for the project.

Click the link to view a list of employees assigned to the selected allowance. From this view, you can add or remove employees and change the rate. The Default option is used to assign the allowance to an employee automatically in Progress daily plan where the employee is assigned.

Assigned operational resources

From the Assigned operational resources page, you can view the list of project employees and the number of allowances assigned to each of them.

Click the link to view a list of allowances assigned to the individual employee. From this view, you can add or remove allowances for the employee, and change the rate. The Default option is used to assign the allowance automatically in Progress daily plan where the employee is assigned.

Employee premiums

Premiums are payroll instructions used to alter the base wage of an employee for a specific task or reason and associated to specific hours on an employee time sheet. Examples of premiums include: foreman pay, lead hand pay, safety pay, holiday premium, on call premium, and hazard premium.

Field name	Description
Name	Name of the premium that is defined in master data.
ID	Unique identifier for the premium that is defined in master data.
Notes	Additional information defined in master data about the premium that shows in the daily plan for the assigned project employee.
Activity type	Labor or maintenance
Billing code	Billing code associated with the premium that is used for integration with InEight Billings.
Required	If set to True, the premium was automatically assigned to the project when it was created. This setting is configured in master data and cannot be changed in the project.
Status	Default is set to Available. If set to Unavailable, the premium shows in the list but it cannot be assigned to project employees.

Attendance types

Attendance types provide a method to identify employee attendance during a normal work day, such as excused absence with pay, unexcused absence, and jury duty.

Field name	Description
Name	Name of the attendance type that is defined in master data.
ID	Unique identifier for the attendance type that is defined in master data.
Notes	Additional information defined in master data about the attendance type that shows in the daily plan for the assigned project employee.
Billing code	Billing code associated with the attendance type that is used for integration with InEight Billings.
Required	If set to true, the attendance type was automatically assigned to the project when it was created. This setting is configured in master data and cannot be changed in the project.
Allow hours	If set to true, the time entry field in InEight Progress is editable and a value can be entered for the employee absence.
Sign in/Sign out required	Indicates if sign out on the daily plan is expected for the employee.
Status	Default is set to Available. If set to Unavailable, the attendance type shows in the list but it cannot be assigned to project employees.

For additional information about payroll indicators and how they compare to other payroll options, see Payroll Options Analysis.