How do I add/remove employee benefits?

Add or remove employee benefits. Employee benefits include indirect, non-cash, or cash compensation that is paid to an employee in addition to the employee's salary or wages. Some employee benefits, such as Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment are required by law. Other benefits are offered by an employer to make the employee compensation package more attractive, for example, health insurance, life insurance, and workplace perks.

Here are some popular benefits:

• Paid time off (PTO), sick days, and vacation days
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts (HSA, FSA, HRP, and HRA)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Childcare benefits
• Gym membership or discounts
• Bonuses or incentives
• Wellness programs

 

Adding employee benefits

1. Open Connect Human Resources > Employees > Modify Existing Employees.

2. Click to select the Benefits tab.

Benefits tab

3. Click Add a New Benefit .

Add a new benefit button

4. Use the Add Employee Benefit window to select a benefit and benefit level, and then click OK.

Add Employee Benefit window

What if the benefit or benefit level isn't on the list? The list displays the benefits and benefit levels that are saved in the Benefits table. To add a new benefit or benefit level to the list, you'll need to update the Benefits table. To learn more, see How do I add a benefit? 

Benefit

Select a benefit to add to the employee.

Benefit level

Select a benefit level. The benefit level is how the benefit will be calculated for the current employee.

 

5. Add the benefit start and end date (Optional).

Use the start and end date to calculate the employee benefit for date range. You can add a start date, end date, or add both a start and end date. The employee benefit properties shows separate start/end dates for the employee portion and the employer portion.

Start date and end date boxes

6. Click Save (CTRL+S).

The employee benefit is saved.

 

Removing employee benefits

1. Open Connect Human Resources > Employees > Modify Existing Employees.

2. Click to select the Benefits tab.

Benefits tab

3. Click to select a benefit to remove from the employee.

Benefit list

4. Click Remove the Selected Benefit .

Why can't I delete an employee benefit? You can only delete an employee benefit if you have not used the employee benefit to calculate benefits. If the employee benefit was used to calculate benefits, you can add an end date to stop the employee benefit from calculating.

Remove the selected benefits button

The employee benefit is deleted.

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