Benefit Expiration
Benefit Expiration work rules allow you to determine when an employee's benefit accruals expire.
For more information, see Understanding a benefit accrual policy.
The Benefit Expiration work rule type includes the following work rules:
Anniversary Year
Description |
Set limits for how many benefits can be carried over from one anniversary year to the next. |
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Example(s) |
If an employee's Hire Date is March 1, any benefits that are over the established limits will expire and be forfeited on March 1 each year. |
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Parameters | Parameter | Description |
Accrual Earning Type |
Earning type for the accrual. |
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Expire End of Day |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual expires at the end of the day. Otherwise, accruals expire at the beginning of the day. |
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Expire Total Balance |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual will expire, rather than running a balance for expirations. |
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Factor |
Factor to apply to the earning. Earning total dollars = Hours × Rate × Factor. |
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Maximum Carryover |
Maximum accruals that can carry over. |
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Pay Expiration |
When this check box is selected, the expiration is paid out to the specified expiration earning at the home job rate. |
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Pay Expiration Earning |
Earning to which the expiring amount is paid. The earning type is selected from a drop-down list. |
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Use Seniority Date |
If the check box is selected, the accrual balance will be checked on the anniversary of the employee's Seniority Date, instead of the Hire Date. |
Prior Year Expiration on Fixed Date
Description |
Benefits from the prior year expire on a fixed date. |
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Parameters | Parameter | Description |
Accrual Earning Type |
Accrual Earning Type that expires on the fixed date. |
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Expire End of Day |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual expires at the end of the day. Otherwise, accruals expire at the beginning of the day. |
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Expire Negative Benefits |
If the check box is selected, negative balances will also expire. |
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Expiring Earning Type |
Select the Earning Type that will expire. Drop-down menu options include:
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Negative Balance Earning Type |
Select the Earning Type with a negative balance that will expire. Drop-down menu options include:
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Pay Expiring Hours |
If the check box is selected, expiring hours from the previous year will be paid out. |
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Referenced Date of Expiration |
The selected Accrual Earning Types expire on the anniversary of the Referenced Date of Expiration. |
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Years Back |
Number of years back to expire. |
Calendar Year Carry Over
Description |
Limit the carry over of benefits each calendar year based on a fixed date. |
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Parameters | Parameter | Description |
Accrual Earning Type |
Accrual Earning Type to expire. |
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Expire End of Day |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual expires at the end of the day. Otherwise, accruals expire at the beginning of the day. |
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Expire Total Balance |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual will expire, rather than running a balance for expirations. |
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Maximum Carryover |
Maximum benefit hours that will carry over on the anniversary of the selected reference date. |
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Reference Date |
Select the reference date. Carryover is checked on each anniversary of the reference date, and any amount of hours exceeding the maximum carryover expires. |
Unused Credit Expiration and Waive
Description |
Set unused credits to expire and waive after a certain number of days. |
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Parameters | Parameter | Description |
Accrual Earning Type |
Accrual Earning Type to expire. |
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Credit Expiration Days |
Number of days after which unused credit transactions expire. |
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Expire End of Day |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual expires at the end of the day. Otherwise, accruals expire at the beginning of the day. |
Unused Debit Expiration and Pay
Description |
Set unused debits to expire and pay out after a certain number of days. Note: The Expiration earning type should be mapped to the Accrual Earning for proper balancing. |
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Parameters | Parameter | Description |
Accrual Earning Type |
Accrual Earning Type to expire. |
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Debit Expiration Days |
Number of days after which unused debit transactions expire. |
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Expiration Earning |
The Earning Type to which the expired hours are assigned. |
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Expiration Factor |
Factor to apply against expired hours rate. |
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Expire End of Day |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual expires at the end of the day. Otherwise, accruals expire at the beginning of the day. |
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Current Pay Rate |
If the check box is selected, the pay rate used is based on the rate at the expiration date, rather than the what the rate was when the benefit was accrued. |
Minimum Worked Hours During Prior Anniversary Year Transfer
Description |
Expires an accrual after a certain number of months and transfers them to a different accrual if the employee worked the required hours in the previous anniversary year. |
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Parameters | Parameter | Description |
Accrual Earning Type |
Accrual Earning Type to expire. |
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Expire End of Day |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual expires at the end of the day. Otherwise, accruals expire at the beginning of the day. |
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Expire Total Balance |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual will expire, rather than running a balance for expirations. |
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Months |
Number of months after which the accruals will expire and transfer to another accrual. |
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Required Hours |
Number of hours the employee must work in the prior anniversary year in order for the accruals to transfer. |
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Transfer to Accrual |
Accrual to which the balance should be transferred, if the required hours are met. |
Prior Pay Period
Description |
Set unused accruals to expire at the start of the pay period. |
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Parameters | Parameter | Description |
Accrual Earning Type |
Accrual Earning Type to expire. |
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Expire End of Day |
If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual expires at the end of the day. Otherwise, accruals expire at the beginning of the day. |
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Factor |
Factor to apply to the earning, earning total dollars will be calculated as Hours X Rate X Factor. |
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Paid Earning |
Earning type to which the dollar amount is applied. |