Streamline the most time consuming aspect of the payroll function – the preparation of the gross pay – by automating labour-intensive tasks such as benefit management, entry and approval of time and expenses, and conversion of worked hours to earnings. With EMPulse Payroll Preparation, you will eliminate costly errors, redundant data entry and rework while ensuring the accurate and consistent application of your complex pay rules. Whether you use a payroll service or process your pay in-house, EMPulse Payroll Preparation can help you to save a substantial amount of time and money by preparing the data needed to process the payroll faster and more accurately than ever.

Key features of this module include:

• A powerful payroll calculation engine featuring user configurable calculation rules, minimums, maximums, ceilings, and arrears management
• Unlimited configurable pay items including earnings, accruals, benefits, expenses, reimbursements and deductions
• Advanced time bank management
• Electronic timesheets to enter, review and approve worked hours, which can be entered manually or imported from spreadsheets, text files, or attendance systems
• Configurable rate tables to automatically determine the correct pay rate in even the most complex situations
• Benefits administration, including enrolment in benefits plans and packages, program eligibility, automatic calculation of rates and amounts
• Multiple pay and holiday calendars with user configurable eligibility rules
• History of employment status and pay rates
• Wizards for termination, hiring, vacation release, retroactive pays and rate changes
• Wide range of reports that can be viewed, printed, exported or securely emailed
• Tight integration with EMPulse Payroll Processing, HR and Job Costing