Calculating Period-Specific Remuneration: Example 
Mary Brown receives a basic monthly pay of 5,456.00 and has a general period working time of 22 workdays. She changes cost center on the 16th of a month containing 23 workdays.
Calculating using different methods
Partial period in workdays |
Factoring method |
Partial Period Factor |
Remuneration |
1.-15. = 11 |
Payment |
(23–11)/22 = 12/22 |
2 976,00 |
|
Deduction |
(22–11)/22 = 11/22 |
2 728,00 | |
|
PWS |
(23–11)/23 = 12/23 |
2 846,60 | |
16.-30. = 12 |
Payment |
(23–12)/22 = 11/22 |
2 728,00 |
|
Deduction |
(22–12)/22 = 10/22 |
2 480,00 | |
|
PWS |
(23–12)/23 = 11/23 |
2 609,40 | |
|
Total using payment method |
5 704,00 | ||
|
Total using deduction method |
5 208,00 | ||
|
Total using PWS method |
5 456,00 |
Since Mary Brown only changed cost center and was not absent, her basic payments should be calculated using the PWS method. With this calculation method she receives the basic payments that she is entitled to for this month.