Use this screen to establish leave controls.
The settings you designate in this screen will be evaluated as you process records in the leave applications throughout the People domain.
You must initialize this screen before you process leave accruals; in addition, if you establish a default leave cycle, you must first initialize the Leave Periods screen before you define data in this application.
This block displays the Default Leave Cycle, Hours Worked Accrual Option, and Months of Service Calculation group boxes. Use this block to define a default leave cycle and other leave options.
Use this group box to select a default leave cycle.
Enter, or use Lookup to select, a default leave cycle. If your company has only one leave period, you should enter data in this field.
If your company has only one leave period, create the leave cycle in the Leave Periods screen. If your company has more than one leave cycle, for example, bi-weekly and monthly accrual schedules, leave this field blank.
Use this group box to include LWOP (Leave Without Pay) usage hours when computing leave accruals.
Include Leave Without Pay (LWOP) Hours
Select this checkbox to include LWOP usage hours.
Use the radio buttons in this group box to determine the method for calculating months of service. Months of service determines the employee leave accrual rates.
Select this radio button to calculate the months of service completed by the interval between the hire-date (or leave-hire-date) and the date for the start of the leave period.
In this circumstance, a new employee's hire date must be the first day of the open leave period in order for the employee to accrue leave.
Select this radio button to calculate the months of service completed by the interval between the hire-date (or leave-hire-date) and the date of the end of the leave period.
In this circumstance, a new employee's hire date can be between the start and end dates of the open leave period in order for that employee to accrue leave.
Use the radio buttons in this block to select the type of printer you will use to print the employee leave statements.
Select this radio button if you are using an impact or dot matrix printer.
Select this radio button if you are using a laser or ink jet printer.
Use the fields in this block to establish posting methods.
Use the radio buttons in this group box to control the method of recording leave deferrals. For example, some companies allow employees to earn leave during the first 90 days of employment, but the employees cannot take the leave until the 91st day.
Select this radio button to record the deferral in the general ledger as the employee accrues leave.
Select this radio button to record the deferral in the general ledger when the leave becomes available to the employee at the end of the deferral period.
Use this group box to establish additional leave posting methods.
Exp at Home Org and Accrual at BS Level
Select this radio button to post leave expenses to the general ledger at the home organization level; the leave accruals will be posted to the general ledger at the balance sheet level.
Select this radio button to post the leave accruals and expenses in the general ledger at the home organization level.
Select this radio button to post the leave accruals and expenses in the general ledger at the balance sheet level.
You can designate up to eight leave statement line number descriptions in this block. You can assign each leave type to a leave statement line number (one through eight) in the Leave Types screen (People\Configure\Leave). The long description will appear on reports, if spacing allows. This information will not be printed on paychecks or direct deposit advices.
Enter up to four alphanumeric characters to describe the leave type that will print on the leave statements.
Enter up to 10 alphanumeric characters to further describe the leave type short description.
Changes to this screen update the LV_SETTINGS (Leave Settings) table.
The LV_PD (Leave Period) is a source table whose data is evaluated as you establish leave settings.