Defining Merit Increase IDs and Groups

To define merit increase IDs and groups, use the Define Merit Group (SP_MERIT_ELIG_GBL) and Define Merit Increase (SP_MERIT_INCR_TBL_GBL) components.

This section discusses how to define merit increase IDs and groups.

Note: Before you can assign and approve merit increases for workers, you must first define merit increase IDs and merit groups.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Define Merit Increase Page

SP_MERIT_INCR_DEFN

Define Merit Increase IDs for merit points or merit ranges.

Review Results Resolution Page

SP_MERIT_INCREASES

Define merit increase guidelines (review results resolutions) per merit point or per merit range.

Define Merit Group Page

SP_MERIT_ELIG

Define review selection criteria for a Group ID. The system will use the information to retrieve worker reviews.

Use the Define Merit Increase page (SP_MERIT_INCR_DEFN) to define Merit Increase IDs for merit points or merit ranges.

Navigation:

Compensation > Base Compensation > Merit Increases > Define Merit Increase

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Define Merit Increase page.

Define Merit Increase page

Field or Control

Description

Status

Select Active or Inactive. Only merit increase types with a status of Active can be used.

Description

Enter a description of the Merit Increase ID.

Merit Increase Type

Indicate if the merit increase is by point (Merit Increase by Point), by point range (Merit Increase by Points Range), or by review rating (Merit Increase by Revw Rating). The system will display different fields on the Review Points Resolution page, depending on which option you choose.

Use the Review Results Resolution page (SP_MERIT_INCREASES) to define merit increase guidelines (review results resolutions) per merit point or per merit range.

Navigation:

Compensation > Base Compensation > Merit Increases > Define Merit Increase > Review Results Resolution

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Review Results Resolution page.

Review Results Resolution page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Review Results Resolution page: Range tab.

Review Results Resolution page: Range tab

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Review Results Resolution page: Flat Amount/Hourly tab.

Review Results Resolution page: Flat Amount/Hourly tab

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Review Results Resolution page: Percent tab.

Review Results Resolution page: Percent tab

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Review Results Resolution page: Salary Points tab.

Review Results Resolution page: Salary Points tab

Field or Control

Description

Rate Code

Select a value for the Rate Code field to associate with this merit increase ID. If you select a rate code with a Rate Code Type of:

  • Flat Amount or Hourly, enter a Change Amount or a Change Percent value, but not both.

  • Percent, enter a Change Percent and Rate Code Group (if you are using rate code groups).

  • Points, enter Change Points or Change Percent, but not both.

Change Amount

Enter the salary change amount, currency, and the frequency with which it is paid.

Change Points

Enter the change in points.

Change Percent

Enter the salary change percent.

Rate Code Group

Select a rate code group.

Merit Increase by Points Range

The system displays the Merit Increase by Points Range table when you select Merit Increase by Points Range on the Define Merit Increase page.

Field or Control

Description

Range ID, From Points, and To Points

Enter a Range ID and the from and to salary points of the range.

Field or Control

Description

Rate Code

Select a Rate Code. If you select a Rate Code Type of:

  • Flat Amount or Hourly, enter a Change Amount or a Change Percent value, but not both, on the Flat Amount/Hourly tab.

  • Percent, enter a Change Percent and Rate Code Group (if you are using rate code groups) on the Percent tab.

  • If you select Points, enter Change Points or Change Percent, but not both, on the Salary Points tab.

Use the Define Merit Group page (SP_MERIT_ELIG) to define review selection criteria for a Group ID.

The system will use the information to retrieve worker reviews.

Navigation:

Compensation > Base Compensation > Merit Increases > Define Merit Group

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Define Merit Group page.

Define Merit Group page

Define a merit group. When you select a Group ID on the Assign/Approve Merit Increase, Load Merit Increases, and Report Merit Increases pages, the system will retrieve data for the workers of the selected group who:

  • Have a review Period End Date in the Employee Review that is the latest date in the timeframe on the page.

  • Have a Review Type matching the one defined.