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 a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate additional variables not covered elsewhere for the "manage pay" process.

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Measure Category:
Supplemental Information
Measure Id:
100390
Total Sample Size:
1,074 All Companies
Performers:
25th
– Median
– 75th
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Key Performance
Indicator:
No

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Units for this measure are days.

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Number of business days HR/Benefit system is open for employee data changes, new hires, and terminations during payroll period

Key Terms

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Supplemental Information

Supplemental information is data that APQC determines is relevant to decision support for a specific process, but does not fit into the other measure categories such as cost effectiveness, cycle time, or staff productivity.

Full-time Employee, Part-time Employee, and Temporary Employee

Full-time Employee

For the purpose of this survey, a regular full-time employee is hired for an indefinite period of time and is normally scheduled to work forty hours per week. Appointment is continuous, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Part-time Employee

For the purpose of this survey, a regular part-time employee is hired for an indefinite period of time and is scheduled to work less than forty hours per week.

Temporary Employee

A temporary employee is employed for a finite period of time, to fulfill a time-limited role, or to fill the role of a permanent employee who is absent from work. The length of time an employee can work for the organization and be considered a temporary employee may be governed by employment legislation.

Measure Scope

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Cross Industry (7.2.1)

  • 9.5.2.1 - Enter employee time worked into payroll system (10858) - Tracking the number of hours worked for the payroll system. Register the number of hours worked by an employee into the payroll system for the purpose of calculating salaries or wages.
  • 9.5.2.2 - Maintain and administer employee earnings information (10859) - Tracking and oversee salary breakups of employees. This process requires the organization to manage and update information pertaining to the structure of every employee's salary. This would involve the updating any changes to the salary structures of the employees, in a central repository which can be accessed by pertinent departments.
  • 9.5.2.3 - Maintain and administer applicable deductions (10860) - Processing salary deductions for tax purposes. Keep and manage the details of every employee's salary deductions based on their expenses and investments during the year.
  • 9.5.2.4 - Monitor changes in tax status of employees (10861) - Tracking changes in the salary structure of employees for tax deductions.
  • 9.5.2.5 - Process and distribute payments (10862) - Processing and distributing salaries to all employees. Execute the payroll management function through the dispensation of employee salaries. Leverage a centralized database of all payroll expenses.
  • 9.5.2.6 - Process and distribute manual checks (10863) - Handling incorrect/omitted salary payments.
  • 9.5.2.7 - Process period-end adjustments (10864) - Adjusting salary deductions for tax purposes at the end of the year.
  • 9.5.2.8 - Respond to employee payroll inquiries (10865) - Addressing salary-related queries raised by employees.