Apply for Reimbursement - A summary of the activity
This activity allows you to enter a set of reimbursement claims for any reimbursement item to which a given employee is entitled. You can enter the claim for the employee or his or her dependents, depending on the nature of the reimbursement. If the reimbursement item requires bills to be mandatory, you are to enter the bill details as well, for each claim that you submit.
Note: When no bill has been provided while entering a claim for a reimbursement item for which a bill is mandatory, you can indicate that an exception must be provided. When you select the “Submit” pushbutton, the system will process the claim for the item, without the bill.
Computation of Total Value and Sanctioned Amount: After you enter the details of all the claims for the item, you can request the system to calculate and display
The total value of
the claims you submitted, and
The total sanctioned
reimbursement amount for all the claims
The system determines the claim value of an item, for an employee/dependent, by checking
The specific reimbursement
item’s eligibility terms, followed by
The
eligibility terms are defined for department, gradeset, grade combination
whichever is defined as entitlement eligibility parameter.
Getting familiar with the pages inside
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Apply for reimbursement |
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Bill Payment Details |
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View Eligibility Details for Dependents |
Set Reimbursement Security
Authorization of Employee Eligibility
What you can do in this activity
Apply for Reimbursement
The full picture of an employee’s eligibility, for an item
What are the factors that influence an employee’s total balance?
How is an employee’s total balance calculated?
What is the maximum that an employee can claim?
Can an employee carry over his previous balance?
Can an employee claim for his dependents?
Can I apply for claims on behalf of my clients, if I am an external service provider?
The reimbursement claim value of an item, for an individual employee/dependent, is determined first by
The specific reimbursement items eligibility term.
The Reimbursement Items Eligibility Terms: When a reimbursement item is created, the following information is specified:
The applicability of the reimbursement items for dependents. The eligibility for a reimbursement item could be for the employee only, the dependents only or for both employee and dependents.
The maximum number of dependents allowed for a reimbursement item
Note: You can define eligibility terms using the eligibility parameters.
Limit per Claim
This is the upper limit for each reimbursement claim, for the given item. This will be applicable when the Eligibility is Limit
The treatment of carryover balance. It can be carry forward, encashment or lapse, or a customized rule that will determine the treatment of the carryover balance
The Carry Forward/Encashment Limit; this is the maximum limit of the reimbursement amount / value that can be carried forward or encashed.
The eligibility for the reimbursement item is defined in the Create Reimbursement Item activity in one of the two forms:
Quantity: this refers to the defining the value of eligibility in terms of consumables. Example, reimbursement of Fuel, which is a consumable, could be in terms of gallons or litres. When this choice is selected, you are to choose the unit of measurement in which the reimbursement will be provided
Amount: this refers to defining the value of eligibility in terms of actual money spent. If this choice is selected, you are to specify the currency in which the reimbursement must be provided.
An employees total reimbursement balance is determined by some or all of the following factors:
The ceiling defined for eligibility parameter, for the calendar year; this could be Actuals or Limited. If the ceiling is Limited, the maximum quantity or amount that the employee can avail, for the reimbursement item, is defined as well.
The authorized amount for a claim ID, if the previous claims have been authorized until date. Theauthorized amount could be equal to or less than
The upper limit, per claim ID; this will be applicable when the Eligibility is Limit , Or
The percentage of the Claim ID value that can be sanctioned ; this will be applicable when the Eligibility is Limit.
The treatment of carryover balance. It can be carry forward, encashment . If it is carry forward, the balance from the previous reimbursement calendar is also added to the employees balance
The Carry Forward/Encashment Limit; this is the maximum limit of the reimbursement amount / value that can be carried forward or encashed.
If the eligibility nature is Common for All, the amount or quantity availed by dependents also affects the employees balance
If the reimbursement item is in quantity, the quantity is converted into currency and paid to the employee through cash, payroll or check. See quantity or amount. The value of the deduction from the employees balance will depend upon the rate for conversion into money. The conversion rate is specified as a rule, during reimbursement setup. Example: The reimbursement item Conveyance is claimed in quantity, which is Litre. If an employee claims 15 litres under a Claim ID, the system converts it to x dollars, depending on the conversion rate specified.
Carry forward (max limit) + item eligibility for current calendar authorized amount authorized amount for dependents - encashed amount.
Authorized amount for dependents is included in the calculation, provided
Claims can be made for dependents and
The eligibility nature is Common for All.
Both these items of information are specified when a reimbursement item is created.
The employees item eligibility is defined based on the eligibility parameter defined in system parameters and the eligibility matrix.. Employee's eligibility could be actuals or limited based on the eligibility matrix.. Actuals implies that the eligibility is unlimited, and he or she is paid the actual expenses incurred. Limited implies that the maximum value that the employees can avail is defined, for the reimbursement item.
There is an upper limit for each claim ID, for the given item. This will be displayed in the Limit Per Claim field, in the Enter Employee Claim page
Only a specific percentage of the claim value will be sanctioned
Note: If there is a conflict between the sanction percentage and the limit per claim, the system chooses the lesser of the two values. For instance, the limit per claim ID is $1500, and the sanctioned percentage of each claim ID is 75%. If an employee submits a claim ID worth $1800, the sanctioned percentage will be $1350. However, if the employee submits a claim ID worth $3000, the sanctioned percentage will be $2250, but the system will choose the limit per claim ID, which is $1500, to sanction.
This will depend upon the treatment of carryover balance specified for the reimbursement item.
If the eligibility for the item is based on eligibility parameter, the treatment can be carry forward or encashment. Carry forward implies that the balance will be carried forward to the next calendar year. A limit to the maximum amount or quantity that can be carried over will be specified, as well. Additionally, you can also specify the number of years until which the balance is carried forward.
This will depend on the following:
Whether the claim can be made for the employee, dependents or both. This is defined for the specific reimbursement item
The maximum number of dependents allowed, for the reimbursement item. This is defined for the specific reimbursement item
Whether the dependents have been enrolled and their enrollment authorized, before their claims are entered
Note: An employee can only claim for dependents who are defined already as family members, through the Record Information on Family Members activity
The sufficiency of the balance amount/quantity.
If the eligibility nature requires the dependents balance to be maintained separately, there must be sufficient amount /quantity in this balance. Examples of independent dependents balance are Separate for dependents and "Separate for employee and common for dependent:
If the eligibility nature requires the dependents balance to be combined with the employees balance, the amount /quantity in this common balance must suffice.
This is possible, if the following conditions are met
The external service provider has been defined in the Create Provider Details activity
In the Payment To field of the Enter Claims page, the choice is set to External Service Provider