Union Shop Steward

Question

Wondering how people set up their Union Payroll for a Shop Steward. I have all Union deductions/fringes set up and Pay Tables for Union Wages but I am wondering about how to set up the additional amount when the employee is a Shop Steward. Was thinking about doing new "class" for each needed but was wondering if there was an easier way. Has anyone figured out this issue?

John McLagan · Answer

Hi Kim - 
 
You can definitely set up a new class for the steward and register the deduction/fringe schedule for him. However, if you don't want to do that and depending on how different the structure is, you could add a custom field called Shop Steward to the employee custom fields and change the deduction / fringes to look at the checkbox. IF(Shop Steward(Employee Custom Fields) = True, Do this, else do this). 
 
Cheers, 
 
John McLagan

Art Minds · Answer

Kim, 
 
Here are two options: 
 
1. If this employee always works as a Shop Steward on all jobs, and all his pay regardless of his assignments or job cost coding is at the Shop Steward rate, you could set his default pay rate for regular pay on the Employee Setup Pay record at the required rate for Shop Steward. The highest pay rate found for an employee will always be paid during check processing. 
 
2. If there are only specific jobs or conditions when the increased Shop Steward rate applies, you could create a pay rate table specifically for this employee, with the required columns to provide the matching data that triggers the increased pay rate and enter the Regular pay rate for him that will be applied when those conditions are met. Again, employees are paid the highest rate of pay found in the various locations that the system looks for pay rate during check processing. 
 
Art Minds 
Sage 300 CRE Consultant 
Pasadena, CA

Sage Construction & Real Estate

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