Understanding Relationship Between Training Modules and Pay

Abstract

Within strokeone, Training Modules that are created for each of the TOT Shirts Limited department's can have a monetary value.

When a staff member (within the same department) successfully passes a Training Module, they may be eligible for a pay increase equivalent to the module's monetary amount.

This topic outlines how a staff members pay rate is calculated, and the relationship between Training Modules and pay level

Pay level Considerations

There are a number of factors that are used in determining what a staff member's pay rate is:-

The basic rate of pay for staff members of the department is considered.
Successfully Passed Training Modules where the Department equals the Staff members default Department are considered.
The staff members current level of pay (known as Override Pay) is considered.

In simple terms, the following evaluation is done:-

Calculate [basic pay rate] + @sum [Successfully Passed Training Modules called"Training Module Aggregate"]
This calculated figure is called Basic Plus Training Mods
Look at Override Pay.
Determine whether Basic Plus Training Mods > Override Pay

If True, set Effective pay rate as Basic Plus Training Mods

If False, set Effective pay rate as Override Pay.

That is, staff are paid, whichever is the highest ; Basic Plus Training Mods or Override Pay.

(These pay variables are viewable on a Staff Member's detail record)

Let's look an example worker to see how these figures look within strokeone, and how they can be used to determine whether a staff member is:-

Overpaid

Underpaid

Detailed Example

Consider the example worker John Doe, who is hired into the IT Department for £9 per hour
The Basic rate of pay for the IT department is £7.00 per hour as denoted in Basic Pay (1)

However, the employee was hired for £9.00 and so this is entered into the Override pay (3) field.

John has not passed any training modules, so the Training Module Agg field is blank.
Consequently, Basic plus Training Mods (2) is also £7.00

In determining, what John should be paid, strokeone calculates the greater of Override Pay (3), versus Basic Plus Training Mods (2), and sets the field Greater of Override and Basic plus Training Mods (4) with the result.
In this scenario Override Pay (3) at £9.00 is greater than Basic plus Training Mods (2) at £7.00, so Greater of Override and Basic plus Training Mods (4) is set at £9.00

The Training Difference field (5) is designed to determine whether a staff member is overpaid relative to the training they have completed. That is, it looks at their current Override Pay and determines whether this is in excess of Basic Plus Training Mods. If it is, it results in a positive difference amount indicating that the staff member is overpaid. Being overpaid means that the staff member's current level of pay is greater than what the basic level of pay in that department, plus @sum of passed Training Modules would be [mathematically: Override Pay > Basic plus Training Mods] This indicates that the staff member is being paid more than someone in their department with their level of completed training should be.

This provides managers with a metric that they should action. Namely, the staff member should undertake and pass training modules to bring their skill levels up to the commensurate pay level.[Mathematically, Basic plus Training Mods >= Override Pay]

Let's now look at the interaction with Training Modules and how this affects the pay.:-

As John Doe's pay rate is effectively greater than the comparable skill levels [Override Pay > Basic plus Training Mods],he is assigned two training Modules:-

an entry level one worth a £1.00

an advanced one worth £1.50

As neither of these are yet passed, they do not count in the Training Module Agg figure

Let's assume John passes the entry level module

TBC: The passing training is not working **