Approve Jobs Overview

Jobs become available in Payroll only after they are approved.

At least one payroll cycle must be created with payroll periods and be designated as the default payroll cycle in order for a job to be approved.
When you approve a job, employee records are automatically created in the Payroll module.
Approving a job encumbers the compensation amount.
- For salaried jobs, the salary amount is encumbered.
- For hourly jobs, the amount encumbered is calculated as follows: Rate * Hours/Day * Work Days.
- For daily jobs, the amount encumbered is calculated as follows: Rate * Work Days.
A budget check is performed when the job is approved to ensure budget exists for the selected account code(s).
Approving an employee's job also causes the employee's leave distribution to be processed.

Jobs can be approved in three ways: