Inactive Work Relationship 

An inactive work relationship is a work relationship that has been interrupted for specific reasons, but which has not been terminated. For example, maternity protection, parental leave, and military or non-military service. During this period of time, the employee can be entitled to payments such as the Christmas bonus, or vacation allowances.

The difference between leaving the enterprise and having an inactive work relationship is that an employee with an inactive work relationship must return to work after a certain period of time. If an employee does not return to work after parental leave, for example, you must perform the Leaving personnel action type for this employee.

In Germany, the best way to portray an inactive work relationship is to use the Absences (2001) infotype instead of using the Actions (0000) infotype. By doing so, you can decide whether the employee is paid during the absence or not.

For further information please see the PT - Personnel Time Management.

If you enter an inactive work relationship in the system by entering an extended absence, the employee retains employment status 3 (active). This means that you cannot use the employment status as a selection criterion to prevent the employee from being included in a report run.

Sometimes, an employee who has an inactive work relationship may work at your enterprise on an hourly basis, such as during parental leave. In such instances, it is a good idea to hire the employee for such part-time activities using a different personnel number. This enables you to keep both work relationships separate. The employee’s entitlements from the inactive work relationship can be taken fully into account.