The Compensation Profile is a redesigned version of the Salary tab in the employee profile. It helps you make more informed decisions about compensation changes and keep track of them.

• Understand people's compensation: Review employees' current contractual compensation, including when it last changed.
• Keep track of compensation changes: Add comments to salary changes. Capture what changed, by whom, when, and why.
• Support fair pay with salary bands: See if people's pay is consistent with their role and level. Control who can view salary bands in Roles and permissions to promote pay transparency.

This feature is in open beta and available to all Administrators and account owners. You can test it and share feedback before the wider release.

Tip:  
You can switch between the new and previous versions at any time. Your choice only affects your personal experience.

What's new

• Compensation overview: Review an employee's current contractual compensation at a glance and understand when the last changes happened. See full-time equivalent (FTE)-adjusted and 100% FTE amounts for salaries.
• Compensation changes: Keep track of what changed about an employee's compensation. See who made the change, when, and why. This includes any comments added at the time.
• Compensation breakdown: See all past and future payroll inputs for an employee in one place. This includes one-time compensations, bonus payouts, and overtime pay.
• Salary bands: Understand how an employee's salary compares to the range defined for their role and level. This helps identify whether they're underpaid or overpaid and supports decisions on equal pay.
• Pay documents: Access shortcuts to an employee's latest and all payslips.
• Unified compensation change form: You can now make compensation changes the same way across all types of compensation. Making changes is straightforward and safe. When you add new salaries, you immediately know how the change moves the employee within their salary band. You can also add comments to give context for salary changes.

Before you start

It's important to note the following:

• This beta feature is available to Administrators and account owners.
• You can access the feature regardless of your Personio plan.
• Salary bands are only visible if your account's job architecture settings include salary bands. You also need access to view salary bands.
• Pay document shortcuts are only visible when documents exist in the Payroll category and you have view access to these.

Review an employee’s contractual compensation agreements

To review compensation agreements:

1. Go to Employees and open an employee profile.
2. Click the Salary tab.
3. Click See what’s new and Try now to activate the new Compensation Profile .
4. In Overview , see the employee's current contractual compensation agreements (salary and other compensation types). For each type of compensation, you can: 
   - Click the downward arrow to see the compensation details. 
   - Click the three-dots icon and select View changes to view the change history.
5. Click Changes to see the change history for all compensation types.
6. In Salary band , assess an employee's salary against their role and level.

Add, edit, stop or delete an employee’s compensation agreements

To add a compensation agreement:

1. Click Add and select the type of compensation you want to add. 
2. Input the necessary information.
3. Save the new compensation.

To edit a compensation agreement, you need to add a new compensation of the same type you want to edit:

1. On the relevant compensation agreement, click the plus icon.
2. Input the necessary information.
3. Confirm your choice. Once saved, the new agreement substitutes the old.

To stop recurring types of compensation, additional pay or bonuses:

1. Click the three dots icon on the compensation agreement and select Stop .
2. Confirm your choice.

To delete a compensation agreement:

1. Click the three dots icon on the compensation agreement and select Delete .
2. Confirm your choice.

Review the breakdown of an employee’s payroll inputs

Switch to the breakdown view to see an employee's payroll inputs month by month. In the upper-left corner, select Compensation breakdown . 

The table shows all types of pay that apply to the employee, month by month. You can add bonus payouts directly in this table.

Switch between the beta and the previous version

1. Click Early access and select Switch back to return to the previous version. Confirm your choice.
2. Add feedback to help us improve the experience.

FAQ

How can I test this feature effectively during the beta phase? 

We recommend reviewing the compensation overview, change histories, and breakdown view for a range of employees. For example, review data for salaried, hourly, and part-time employees. This helps you get the most out of the beta and provide feedback that's valuable for improvements.

What is the difference between the compensation overview and the breakdown? 

The Compensation overview shows an employee's current contractual compensation agreements. Examples include fixed salary, recurring compensation, and goal bonus targets. 

The Compensation breakdown shows all payroll inputs for the employee. This includes one-time compensations, bonus payouts, hourly wage, and overtime pay, where applicable.

What should I do if I encounter a bug or unexpected behavior? 

Click Give feedback. Describe the issue and the steps you took in the feedback form.

Will my data change when I switch to the new compensation profile? 

No. The new Compensation Profile displays the same underlying data as the old Salary tab, presented in a new format.