Labor Billing Table Types

Different types of billing labor rate tables allow you to use different methods for calculating the labor for a project's invoices.

On the Labor tab of a project's billing terms, you select the method for calculating the labor billing for the project. One option is to use an employee's job cost rate that is entered on the Accounting tab in the Employees hub. The other methods use billing rates from different types of billing labor rate tables that you set up in Settings > Rate Tables.

Table 1. Types of Billing Labor Rate Tables that You Set Up in Rate Table Settings
Table Type Description
Billing Labor Rate Tables Use labor rate tables to assign billing rates to employees.
Billing Labor Category Tables Use labor category tables to assign billing rates to labor categories. You assign a default labor category to each employee on the Employment Details tab in the Employees hub. You can also use the Labor Category table to override an employee's default labor category.
Billing Labor Code Tables Use labor code tables to assign billing rates based on the labor code to which the employee posted time. Labor code rate tables are the only billing tables that let you capture multiple billing rates for the same person on the same job. Because of the complexity of labor codes, this is the least recommended method for billing labor.
Billing Labor Override Tables Use labor override tables to store employee rate exceptions. You can store exception rates in a separate table for the employees who are being billed at a different rate or in a different labor category for a specific project.