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. 

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.

Parameters Parameter Description

Accrual Earning Type

Earning type for the accrual.

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.

Expire Total Balance

If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual will expire, rather than running a balance for expirations.

Factor

Factor to apply to the earning. Earning total dollars = Hours × Rate × Factor.

Maximum Carryover

Maximum accruals that can carry over.

Pay Expiration

When this check box is selected, the expiration is paid out to the specified expiration earning at the home job rate.

Pay Expiration Earning

Earning to which the expiring amount is paid. The earning type is selected from a drop-down list.

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.

Parameters Parameter Description

Accrual Earning Type

Accrual Earning Type that expires on the fixed date.

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.

Expire Negative Benefits

If the check box is selected, negative balances will also expire.

Expiring Earning Type

Select the Earning Type that will expire. Drop-down menu options include:

  • Holiday

  • Owned Bank Hours

  • Expired Bank Hours

  • Meal Break Penalty

  • Lieu Taken

Negative Balance Earning Type

Select the Earning Type with a negative balance that will expire. Drop-down menu options include:

  • Holiday

  • Owned Bank Hours

  • Expired Bank Hours

  • Meal Break Penalty

  • Lieu Taken

Pay Expiring Hours

If the check box is selected, expiring hours from the previous year will be paid out.

Referenced Date of Expiration

The selected Accrual Earning Types expire on the anniversary of the Referenced Date of Expiration.

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.

Parameters Parameter Description

Accrual Earning Type

Accrual Earning Type to expire.

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.

Expire Total Balance

If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual will expire, rather than running a balance for expirations.

Maximum Carryover

Maximum benefit hours that will carry over on the anniversary of the selected reference date.

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.

Parameters Parameter Description

Accrual Earning Type

Accrual Earning Type to expire.

Credit Expiration Days

Number of days after which unused credit transactions expire.

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.

Parameters Parameter Description

Accrual Earning Type

Accrual Earning Type to expire.

Debit Expiration Days

Number of days after which unused debit transactions expire.

Expiration Earning

The Earning Type to which the expired hours are assigned.

Expiration Factor

Factor to apply against expired hours rate.

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.

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.

Parameters Parameter Description

Accrual Earning Type

Accrual Earning Type to expire.

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.

Expire Total Balance

If the check box is selected, the total balance of accrual will expire, rather than running a balance for expirations.

Months

Number of months after which the accruals will expire and transfer to another accrual.

Required Hours

Number of hours the employee must work in the prior anniversary year in order for the accruals to transfer.

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.

Parameters Parameter Description

Accrual Earning Type

Accrual Earning Type to expire.

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.

Factor

Factor to apply to the earning, earning total dollars will be calculated as Hours X Rate X Factor.

Paid Earning

Earning type to which the dollar amount is applied.