How do I set up e-Cost (Payroll Cost Centres)?

How do I set up e-Cost (Payroll Cost Centres)?

There are three different ways Payroll Cost Centres can be set up.

1. The Primary Cost Centre is the Job or Task the Payee completes or the Pay Location (or State).

   1. for situations where you do not want or need to generate reports for the unique tasks completed in the Pay Location or the Pay Location itself. This option uses the Regular Pay Run Dates defined in Pay Run Settings within the Organisation (Legal Entity) File when the Pay Run Details Alert (Modal) is opened.

2. The Primary Cost Centre is the Pay Location (or State), and the Secondary Cost Centre is the Job or Task the Payee completes.

   1. for situations where you want or need to generate reports or process Pay Runs for each Pay Location. This option uses the Regular Pay Run Dates defined in Pay Run Settings within a Primary or Secondary Cost Centre File when the Pay Run Details Alert (Modal) is opened. If Regular Pay Run Dates have not been defined within the Cost Centre File, the Regular Pay Run Dates defined in Pay Run Settings within the Organisation (Legal Entity) File are used instead.

3. The Primary Cost Centre is the State, the Secondary Cost Centre is the Pay Location, and the Tertiary Cost Centre is the Job or Task the Payee completes.

   1. for situations where you want or need to generate reports or process Pay Runs for each State or Pay Location. This option uses the Regular Pay Run Dates defined in Pay Run Settings within a Primary or Secondary Cost Centre File when the Pay Run Details Alert (Modal) is opened. If Regular Pay Run Dates have not been defined within the Cost Centre File, the Regular Pay Run Dates defined in Pay Run Settings within the Organisation (Legal Entity) File are used instead.

Depending on the setup you need, change your Plan Level from Essential to Advanced. Then refer to the documentation below;

1. Add a Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Cost Centre.

2. Assign Payee/s to a Cost Centre.

3. Choose the Default Cost Centre for each Payee (where required).

4. Once the above has been completed, allocate QTY/Hours to each Cost Centre in Process (Step 3 of Pay Day) when processing your Pay Run.