Should I Use Labor Cost Transfers for Retroactive Pay?

No, Labor Cost Transfers should not be used for retroactive pay. Labor cost transfers reallocate existing labor distributions. The labor cost transfer process does not create retroactive pay for employees.

When employees are owed retroactive pay, you can process it normally through Lawson Payroll. For employees paid using a non-Lawson payroll system, or for employees of affiliate organizations who work on your grants, process retroactive pay using Non-Lawson Payroll Tran Import (GM500). The normal labor distribution template in effect for the time record or transaction date populated in the retroactive pay records is used to create labor distribution during Payroll Close (PR197) or Non-Lawson Payroll Tran Import (GM500). Labor cost transfers are necessary only if labor distribution created when retroactive pay was processed needs to be corrected.