Payroll burdens
When setting up employee payroll rates, you must enter the following rates.
- Base cost rate
- Burden cost rate
- Bill rate
The total cost rate equals the base cost rate plus the burden cost rate. It is typically less than the bill rate.
You can enter the burden cost rate manually or calculate it automatically using payroll burdens, which act as templates.
You can import one or more payroll burdens into the Employee Payroll Item Details page to establish this rate.
Examples of payroll burdens
- Health insurance
- Retirement match
- Unemployment tax
- Paid holidays
Add a payroll burden
When an employee's pay rate changes, we recommend adding a new record with a new effective date to reflect the change.
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Log in to Sage Construction Management as an Administrator.
- Select Settings (
) > Feature Settings > Time & Expenses. - In the Payroll Burdens section, select Add. A row is added to the bottom of the grid.
- Enter the Description.
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Select a Burden Type and enter the Burden Rate.
The burden rate depends on the burden type and can be an additional hourly rate or a percentage.
For example:
- Lumpsum: 3 = $3 per hour
- Percentage: 2.5 = 2.5% of the employee's base hourly rate
- Select Save.
You cannot delete a payroll burden if it is referenced on an employee or labor or craft code record.