Steps to Update Payroll
with PackagesThe Update Payroll with Packages option in Negotiations is used after a settlement has been reached to update the desired packages and post the new employee wages to the Employee File in Payroll. With the Update Payroll with Packages option, the rates in the Deduction File can also be updated with the new rates entered for the upcoming year, if desired. If needed, the Update Payroll for Packages option can calculate retroactive pay if the school district had to start paying employees using the previous year’s amounts because a settlement had not been reached prior to the first payroll of the new year. For packages defined with Unit as the Package Type, the Update Payroll with Packages option can also calculate and update the rate for overtime pay codes for the new year, and contracts can be created based on the new unit rate and totals hours, if applicable.