Understanding Employee Compensation Settings
Every employee's pay structure is defined on the Compensation tab. Managers access this tab by opening an employee record from Employees → Employee List and clicking the Compensation tab. Employees can view their own compensation in read-only mode from My Profile → Compensation.
Salary Type and Payment Period
Start by selecting the Salary Type:
- Hourly — The employee is paid per hour worked. The Salary Amount field represents the hourly rate in dollars.
- Salary — The employee receives a fixed amount per payment period. The Salary Amount field represents the dollar amount per period.
Next, choose the Payment Period that matches your payroll schedule:
- Weekly — Paid once per week
- Bi-Weekly — Paid every two weeks
- Semi-Monthly — Paid twice per month (typically the 1st and 15th)
- Monthly — Paid once per month
The salary amount you enter is the base rate that automatically populates when creating salary records for this employee.
Commission
AccuArk supports five commission types to accommodate different sales compensation models:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| None | No commission is applied |
| Per Sale | A percentage of each individual sale is earned as commission |
| Tiered | Commission rates increase at defined revenue thresholds |
| Flat Rate | A fixed dollar amount is earned per sale regardless of sale value |
| Product-Based | Commission rates vary depending on the product or category sold |
Set the Commission Rate field to the applicable percentage or flat dollar amount. For tiered and product-based commissions, additional configuration is available to define the rate brackets and product assignments.
Overtime
The overtime section controls how extra hours are compensated:
- Eligible — Check this box to indicate the employee qualifies for overtime pay. Salaried employees who are exempt from overtime should leave this unchecked.
- OT Multiplier — The rate multiplier applied to overtime hours. The default is 1.5x and can be configured up to 2.0x to match your company's policy or contractual obligations.
- Max Regular Hours — The maximum number of regular hours per week before overtime begins. The default is 40 hours per week. Any hours worked beyond this threshold are calculated at the overtime multiplier rate.
These overtime settings integrate directly with the time clock module. When an employee's logged hours exceed the Max Regular Hours, the overtime calculation is applied automatically in their salary record.