This section deals with the functions for shift change compensation.
If an employee's planned working time changes
at short notice(Substitutions infotype (2003)) and he or she is moved
to another shift, for example, this can result in a financial loss for the
employee.
Some plant bargaining agreements, collective agreements, and legal
specifications stipulate that employees should receive compensation for any
financial loss incurred in this way. The compensation amounts to the
difference between the employee's normal rate of payment and the payment for
the substitution.
If the substitution is paid at a higher rate than the employee's normal work,
the employee receives the higher rate of payment.
Example
An employee is to work a night shift in week X
according to his or her work schedule. The employee is entitled to a bonus for
night shift.
On day X, the employee is moved to a day shift for which there is no bonus. He
or she receives compensation for the substitution, which amounts to the same
as the bonus for night shift.
Processing
You can use the substitution type to determine which substitutions are relevant for shift change compensation. Shift change compensation is processed in schema xT00.
To compare the employee's regular working time
with the working time for the substitution, both work schedules are imported
and written to two different internal tables.
Time wage type selection is carried out for both work schedules. The wage
types are written to two different internal tables.
The wage types in the two tables are compared for each day on which there is a substitution relevant for shift change compensation. The wage types are valuated, and a comparison is made between the amounts determined for each wage type.
If the comparison shows that the employee would
receive a higher payment for his or her regular work, the difference is
displayed in wage type M301 and written to table IT. In this way, the employee
is compensated for the financial loss incurred.
If the comparison shows that the substitution is paid at a higher rate (for
example, due to Sunday or holiday bonuses), the employee receives the higher
payment for the substitution.