Create Compensation Packages
- Create compensation components and grades.
- Create 1 or more compensation plans to include in the compensation package.
- Security:Set Up: Compensation Packagesdomain in the Core Compensation functional area.
Compensation packages group compensation guidelines and compensation plans.
Example:
- Grades.
- Grade profiles.
- Steps associated with grade profiles.
A compensation package enables you to assign grades and plans to a worker simultaneously
during a staffing transaction. During a staffing transaction, use eligibility rules to
assign grades and plans to a worker simultaneously.
To have compensation components automatically populate for eligible employees during
staffing transactions:
- Assign an eligibility rule to a compensation package.
- Associate the default grade and grade profile.
- Associate 1 or more plan with that package.
- Access theCreate Compensation Packagetask.
- (Optional) Select one or moreEligibility Rulesto establish who is eligible for this package.If you select multiple eligibility rules, Workday evaluates each rule independently. Employees are eligible if they meet the qualifications of any 1 rule.
- Select theCompensation Gradesto associate with this package.Accessible by Users Granted Segmentis available only if segmented security for compensation is set up.
- Select theCompensation Plansto associate with this package.For eligibility rules to work during staffing events, associate plans with packages.You can assign multiple salary plans to compensation package but each plan requires its own compensation rule.
- (Optional) Select theCompensation Basisto associate with this package.This section is required for Workday to allocate awards to plans that make up an employee's compensation basis. You can use a total compensation amount to manage compensation review process awards or other compensation change events.You can only select compensation bases that have theManage Basis Totalcheck box selected.
- Use theEdit Compensation Packagetask to update the package.
- Assign packages to employees or update an employee's package:
- As part of the hiring process (initial assignment only).
- As part of the promote, demote, and transfer staffing transactions.
- Using theRequest Compensation Changetask.