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Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Concept: Position-Based Earnings and Deductions

Concept: Position-Based Earnings and Deductions

To make the
Position
 worktag type available on earnings and deductions, access the
Edit Tenant Setup – HCM
 task. From the
Position Setup Options
 prompt, select
Multiple Jobs
.
For Payroll for the U.S., use this setting for both multiple jobs and international assignments. You can pay a worker from a non-Workday payroll system for only 1 international assignment at a time.
  • When you set up an earning or deduction, select
    Position
     for the
    Calculation Worktag
    . Workday calculates the earning or deduction separately for each position processed.
    Examples of position-based earnings and deductions include base pay and union dues. Use only position-based earnings and deductions for international assignments.
  • Select
    Position
     for the
    Calculation Worktag
     on all pay components that are referred to by other position-based pay components.
    This configuration ensures that all calculations use values for the correct position. Example: A position-based
    Overtime Earnings
     pay component refers to a
    Sick Pay
     pay component. Adding the position worktag to Sick Pay ensures that Workday uses the correct rate of pay when calculating sick pay.
  • If you don't select the
    Position
     worktag, Workday considers the earning or deduction worker-based. Workday resolves worker-based earnings once for each gross-to-net amount, for each pay group, unless you add worker eligibility criteria.
    For worker-based earnings or deductions in Payroll for Canada and the U.S., the worker's payroll processing position determines eligibility, unless you define rules to look across jobs. If a deduction is based on gross pay (Example: 10% of gross pay), Workday sums the earnings from all positions in the same company for the gross pay.
    For worker-based earnings or deductions in Payroll for France, the worker's primary position determines eligibility, unless you define rules to look across jobs. If a deduction is based on gross pay (Example: 10% of gross pay), Workday sums the earnings from all positions in the same company for the gross pay.
Once a payroll result or payroll input exists for the earning or deduction, you can't add or remove the
Position
 worktag.
For Payroll for Australia and the UK, to display position details on payslips, you must configure earnings and deductions to include the
Position
 worktag. Because you can't add the worktag to existing earnings and deductions, you must create copies and add the
Position
 worktag on the new versions.