Pay codes
You specify pay codes on time records to indicate what type of pay the employee receives. Pay codes define these information:
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How pay is calculated
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Where pay is expensed to in the general ledger (optional)
Each pay code is assigned to a pay summary group. See Pay summary groups.
Regular pay codes
A pay code can be set up to identify regular pay, which is determined by the number of actual days worked in the pay period based on the work schedule.
Reserve pay codes
A pay code can be set up to identify reserve pay, which is determined by the difference in paid and actual hours and wages.
For example, to pay teachers over the summer when they are not working, the district withholds some of the teachers' earned pay each pay period of the school year. This method of withholding these hours and wages is called building a reserve. These are the hours and wages the employee will receive over the summer months.