Payroll time code
A payroll time code says what kind of time an entry represents, for example hours worked, an unsocial hours premium, overtime or a particular reason for absence. In PAXml the field is called tidkodTYPE, and the code decides how the payroll system treats the hours.
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- Category
Payroll and export
- Also known as
tidkod · tidkodTYPE · löneart
- Sources
PAXml 2.0 XSD schema, tidkodTYPE
The time code is what separates a payroll record from a number. Forty hours with no codes says nothing about pay. Forty hours split into 32 ARB, 6 OB1 and 2 ÖT1 can be paid out.
The most common codes in PAXml:
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
ARB | Hours worked |
OB1 to OB5 | Unsocial hours premium, by level |
ÖT1 to ÖT5 | Paid overtime |
ÖK1 to ÖK5 | Time off in lieu |
MER | Additional hours |
SJK | Sickness |
SEM | Holiday |
VAB | Care of a sick child |
How Timply handles it
Timply sets the time code when the time is recorded, not when it is exported. That means a discrepancy can be traced back to a single clock-in rather than being discovered as a wrong total.
Related terms
PAXml
PAXml is the Swedish standard format for moving time and payroll records between systems, maintained by SLA. A time system exports an XML file to the standard and the payroll system imports it. The current version is 2.0.
Unsocial hours premium
An unsocial hours premium, OB in Swedish, is extra pay for work at inconvenient times such as evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. It is set in collective agreements rather than in law, so both the hours that count and the rate differ between agreements.
Approval
Approval is a sign-off on a payroll record before it goes further. In payroll administration it means a manager has reviewed and approved time and absence for a period, so that payroll runs on a record somebody has taken responsibility for.
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