Pay Class (PR20.1)

Use Pay Class (PR20.1) to define pay classes. A pay class represents a group of pay summary groups to which the system applies special edits or calculations.

Processing Effect

The system automatically creates in this form, pay classes for overtime, noncash, and tips that you define in the Payroll form tab in HR00.1 (Company).

The system performs an edit to prevent time record entry of pay codes tied to an overtime pay class, for employees with exempt employee status defined in the Pay form tab in HR11.1 (Employee).

Noncash pay represents noncash income to the employee. Before calculating a net payment, the system subtracts all gross amounts tied to the noncash pay class.

The tips pay class provides an edit that lets you enter both hours and amounts on time records without being multiplied together. If you use the Lawson Tips system, a tips pay class is required.

More Information

When you define a deduction in PR05.1 (Deduction), you can include a portion of the employee's pay rather than total gross pay by selecting a pay class that is tied to the pay summary groups you want to include in the deduction calculation. You can define the deduction as a percent of the amount associated with the pay class or as an amount per pay class hour.

You can use pay classes in the Lawson Time Accrual system to track specific types of pay such as vacation, sick, or holiday pay, and in the Lawson Benefits system to determine benefit eligibility.