Concept: Mapping Earnings
Mapping earnings to components enables you to configure earnings to serve your unique business needs. You can map earnings to components such as:
- Compensation elements, like Bonus, Commission, or Hourly.
- Time Tracking.
- Benefit Plans.
Compensation Elements
You can configure Workday to process midperiod events using proration by mapping an earning to a compensation element (like a bonus or commission). Proration divides a payroll period into subperiods with separate payroll calculations before and after the event. Mapping the applicable earning to a compensation element ensures Workday retrieves the correct rates, percentages, and amounts to process the event.
Example: A worker receives a mid-period raise. You configure the relevant earning that includes the worker's pay to include
Compensation Change
to account for the update in pay.Time Tracking
You can configure Workday to process time off entered in Workday Time Tracking by mapping earnings to time off tags.
Example: A worker enters 2 days of time off for a given pay period. You configure the relevant earning that includes the worker’s pay to include time off tags to account for any fluctuations in pay according to your time off policy.
Benefit Plans
You can configure Workday to process benefits as part of an earning by mapping earnings to benefits. See Setup Considerations: Payroll and Benefits.