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Cycle time in business days to process the payroll
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between the HR/benefits system cut-off and the payroll transmit date. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps…
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Business days the HR/Benefits system is open for employee data changes, new hires and termination during payroll period
This measure calculates the number of business days the HR/Benefits system is open for employee data changes, new hires, and termination during payroll period. It is part of…
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Total cost to perform the process group "process payroll" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the process group "process payroll," which consists of the payment of salaries and wages in…
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Cycle time in business days between the time period cut-off for employees and the payroll transmit date
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between the time period cut-off for employees and the date that payroll is disbursed to employees and direct…
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Cycle time in business days from HR/benefits system cut-off until payroll system cut-off date
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between the final date that changes can be made to the HR/benefits system (e.g., employee data changes, new…
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Cycle time in business days from notification of required garnishment to the time the garnishment is processed in the payroll system and scheduled for withholding
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse from notification of a required garnishment to the time the garnishment is processed in the payroll system and…
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Cycle time in business days from the payroll system cut-off date until payroll transmit date
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between the final date that changes can be made to the payroll system (e.g., report time, paid and unpaid…
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Cycle time in business days to process time record data and enter into payroll system
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between receiving a time record from the employee and entering the data into the financial system that…
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Cycle time in business days to reflect a new employee in the payroll system
This measure calculates the number of business days it takes to reflect a new employee in the financial system that calculates employee wages based on factors such as taxes,…
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Cycle time in business days to remove a terminated employee from the payroll system
This measure calculates the number of business days it takes to remove a terminated employee from the financial system that calculates employee wages based on factors such as…
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Systems cost to perform the process "manage pay" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the "manage pay" process, which involves calculating employee payroll for each pay period, including…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process payroll taxes" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the "process payroll taxes" process, which ensures regulatory and statutory compliance for payroll tax…
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Business entity revenue per business entity FTE
This measure calculates business entity revenue per business entity full-time equivalent employee (FTE). This Staff Productivity measure is intended to help companies assess…
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Selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs as a percentage of business entity revenue
This measure calculates the organization's expenditure in selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs as a percentage of business entity revenue. SG&A costs encompass a…
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Total cost of continuing operations as percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost of continuing operations as a percentage of revenue. Total cost of continuing operations is the sum of cost of goods sold (COGS) and…