Entering Salary & Commission Details

1. Select Data > Employees > Employee Information.

The Employee Information window displays.

2. Click the Listing tab.
3. Select the employee and click the Salaries/Comm tab.
4. Click Edit.
5. Complete the following:

1. In the Salary field, type the employee's salary for a single pay period.

2. In the Hourly Wage field, type the employee's hourly rate.

3. In the Punch In/Out Rule field, select the rounding rule to control when the employee can punch in and punch out.

Note:  You can define rounding rules using the Time-Clock Rounding Rules window.  Click here for instructions.

4. In the Overtime after field, type the number of hours after which you pay the employee overtime.  

Note:  This number corresponds directly to the selection in the Hours per field.

5. In the Hours per field, select the period at which overtime is paid.

6. In the Overtime Multiplier field, type the multiplier used to calculate the employee's overtime rate.

Note:  This multiplier allows you to set whether the employee is paid 1.5, 2, or even 3 times their normal hourly rate when working overtime.

7. In the Calculate Commission field, specify how you want the DE040: Commission Totals and DE042: Commission Summary reports to calculate the employee’s commissions:

• Reporting Period = Select if you want the DE040 and DE042 reports to calculate commission totals for the entire report date range.  You should select this option if you do not pay out commissions weekly.

• Weekly = Select if you want the DE040 and DE042 reports to calculate weekly commission totals for the report date range.  You should select this option if you pay out commissions weekly.

6. Move to the Service tab and complete the following:

1. In the Commission field, select the commission scale to use for service sales.

2. In the Commission Type field, select one of the following options:

• Commission Only = Select if you pay the employee commission only.

• Salary/Wage AND Commission = Select if you pay the employee a salary/wage and commission.

• Salary/Wage OR Commission = Select if you pay the employee a salary/wage or commission based on what amount is higher.

3. (Optional) If the employee always works a set number of hours per week, select the number of hours per week that the employee usually works in the Commissions Based on _ Hours field.  

Note:  When you make an entry in this field, the employee earns a prorated wage based on the actual number of hours worked.

4. In the Service Commissions scale, type the sales ranges at which to pay commission in the From and To fields, and type the commission percentage to pay for each range in the % fields.

Tip:  If you want to copy the commission structure defined for another employee, click Copy Commissions from Another Employee and select the employee from whom to copy.

7. Click the Retail tab and complete the following:

1. In the Minimum Service Sales field, type the minimum amount of service sales required before the employee can earn retail commissions.

2. In the Commission field, select the commission scale to use for retail sales.

3. In the Commissions Paid Out field, select how often retail commissions are paid out.

4. In the Retail Commissions scale, type the sales ranges at which to pay commission in the From and To fields, and type the commission percentage to pay for each range in the % fields.

8. Click the % Retail to Service tab and complete the following:

1. In the % Retail to Service Commissions scale, type the ranges of retail to service percentages at which to pay commission in the From and To fields, and type the percentage of retail sales to pay as commission for each range in the % fields.

9. Click the Charges/Additions tab and complete the following as necessary:

1. In the Additional Pay field, type the amount of additional pay to award the employee.  

Note:  This feature allows you to add a flat amount to the employee's paycheck.

2. In the Description of Additional Pay field, type a description of the additional pay.

3. In the Deduction field, type the amount to deduct from the employee's paycheck to cover expenses.

4. In the Description of Deduction field, type a description of the deduction.

5. (Booth Renters only) In the Booth Charge field, type the recurring fee charged to cover costs and expenses.  Select how often the booth renter must pay the fee in the Frequency of Charge field.

10. Click the Deductions/Overrides tab and complete the following as necessary:

1. Select No Shop Cost Deductions to prevent the employee from incurring shop costs on the services they perform.

Note:  You should select this option if you want to track shop costs without charging the employee.

2. Select No Labor Cost Deductions to prevent the employee from incurring labor costs on the services they perform.

Note:  You should select this option if you want to track labor costs without charging the employee.

3. Select No New Client Deductions to prevent the employee from incurring new client costs on the services performed during a client's first visit.

Note:  You should select this option if you want to track new client deductions without charging the employee.

4. In the Apply Service Deductions field, select whether you want to apply service deductions before or after commissions are calculated.

5. In the Charge Per Ticket field, type the amount to charge the employee per service ticket to cover costs and expenses.

6. Move to the Specific service deductions & commission overrides for this employee table.

7. In the Shop Cost fields, type the shop costs for the services performed by the employee.

8. In the Labor Cost fields, type the labor costs for the services performed by the employee.

9. In the New Client fields, type the new client deductions for the services performed by the employee.

10. In the Commission Override field, type the employee-specific commissions to use for the services performed by the employee.

11. Click Save.

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