[Debbie Reece]

Hello

Can someone please give me a better explanation of what the Overide Costs box on the HR Health Insurance Enrollment Card does? Does it interact with the roll down of rate changes from the Setup cards? Or does it interact with the Employee Cards? What does checking it accomplish?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

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Debbie Reece
Accounting Manager

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[Tom Franz, CPP]

The Health Insurance Enrollment window can automatically calculate the cost of coverage based on the “Contributions” amounts from the setup record. Alternatively, the user can override that cost at the employee level. Regardless of how the cost of coverage is determined, the system will update this information in the Payroll module (deduction/benefit).

Hope this helps clarify your understanding.

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Tom Franz, CPP
Client Engagement Manager
Integrity Data
Lincoln IL
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[Sherlene Sorenson]

Hi Debbie,
You should expect that saving a rate change at the Setup level and rolling it down would overwrite that  on the Employee level.  You could go into your test company and verify this for sure before doing it in your live company. Also be aware that usually roll downs of rate changes do not affect Inactive records.

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Sherlene Sorenson
Sr Implementation Consultant
InterDyn BMI
West Fargo ND
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[Jeannette Coty Bachellor]

Hi Debbie,

You got some great answers from Tom and Sherlene, but, just wanted to chime in to what I believe you were asking about.

The Override Box on the Health Insurance “Enrollment” window allows you to enter in different rates for the employee, than what default from the Health Insurance Setup window. 

You shouldn’t need to use this feature very often, however.  I’ve found that it’s most commonly used when you need to Deduct an additional amount for an employee for one or two pay periods.  When that’s the case, the amount you enter will override the default amounts in both the HR Health Ins Enrollment window and the corresponding Payroll Employee Deduction Maintenance window.  (Assuming the integration with Payroll has been completed)  Then, you would need to uncheck the box and save it through to the Payroll windows when the employee should go back to the default rates from the Setup window.

I am teaching a class on utilizing GP HR for Benefits and Deductions for the GPUG Academy next week on the 26th if you are interested!  It’s called, “Academy- Get Benefits Rolling in GP HR for the ACA and more!”

I hope this helps!  -Jeannette

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Jeannette Coty Bachellor
GP HR/Payroll Trainer & Consultant
Coty Consulting, Inc.
Minnetonka MN
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[Debbie Reece]

Thank you all for the great answers.  I now have a better feel for what that box does.

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Debbie Reece
Accounting Manager
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[Stephen E Miller MBA SPHR SHRM-SCP]

Jeannette Coty Bachellor, would be interested in the training. HR and Payroll being two different modules have caused us numerous challenges. Can you share the details on your training please?

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Stephen Miller MBA SPHR SHRM-SCP
VNA Meals On Wheels Hospice Private Care
Dallas TX
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