The Balance Difference Pay Out Rule pays out the difference between two specified balances. It calculates the difference, in minutes, between two balances and creates a pay adjustment for the duration of the difference.
The rule’s configuration defines which balances are used in the calculation:
- Minuend balance: Select the balance that the rule subtracts from.
- Subtrahend balance: Select the balance that is to be subtracted.
For example, an organization tracks the number of vacation days employees accrue and use with two different balances, “Vac_Earned” and “Vac_Used”, and pays employees the unused portion of earned vacation days.
To calculate the amount of unused, earned vacation days, configure the rule to subtract Vac_Used from Vac_Earned by selecting Vac_Earned in the Minuend balance drop-down list and Vac_Used in the Subtrahend balance drop-down list. If an employee earned 20 hours of vacation and used 16, the rule pays out a 4-hour pay adjustment.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Minuend balance | The balance that the rule subtracts from. |
| Subtrahend balance | The balance that is to be subtracted. |
| Pay Code to assign | The pay code the rule applies to pay adjustments it pays out. |
| Apply to grants | When selected, the rule applies to grant-based balances. Clear the checkbox and the rule doesn’t pay out the difference between grant-based balances. |
| Use balance amount on previous day |
When selected, the rule calculates the difference between the selected balances as of the end of day yesterday. Clear the checkbox and the rule calculates the difference based on what the amounts are when the rule runs. |