Payments 
Payments
Definition
Payments that the employee is entitled to according to the employment contract (= stipulated in the employment contract) or that they accrue (= paid voluntarily by the employer).
The individual payments form the basis for the calculation of an employee’s gross remuneration, which is the core part of payroll. Gross remuneration is the starting point for the calculation of social insurance and tax payments, and also for the calculation of net remuneration.
Structure
In the SAP System, payments are split into the following categories according to their characteristics:
Basic pay consists of the fixed wage and salary elements that are paid in every payroll period. You enter them in the form of wage types in the
Recurring payments and deductions are paid or retained with fixed frequency. The system determines the payments using factors such as overtime, leave or substitutions. You enter the wage types which illustrate these factors in the
Additional payments are wage and salary elements that are not usually paid in each payroll period, and that are not paid at regular intervals. You enter them in the