Gratuity Process Management

Product: Payroll

Requirement Tag: <Requirement Tag>

Created by: Sreevidya K.

Created on: 02/09/2015

EILISYS TECHNOLOGIES
602, KAPIL ZENITH
BEHIND MARATHA MANDIR
BAVDHAN, PUNE - 411021
www.eilisys.com

To document the changing requirements in the gratuity calculation process.

This document is intended to cover the changing requirements in gratuity calculation like gratuity parameters, gratuity calculation logic, waiving off the rule etc. This is based on the requirement analysis of the existing system.

This document serves as the input to design change; in the calculation of gratuity.

Organizations follow the statutory policy or they have own policy for gratuity calculation.

In general, gratuity calculation is;

• Gratuity= Last drawn monthly salary*15/26* number of years of service from date of joining.

• For number of years of service the minimum eligibility criteria is 4 years and 240 days. After this if employees work more than 6 months but less than a year, then it is calculated as another one year. But if they work less than 6 months after 4 years and 240 days, then it will not be considered as another year.

If the service of an employee is 5 years and 8 months, gratuity to be calculated for 6 years.

If the service of an employee is 5 years and 2 months, gratuity to be calculated for 5 years only.

• For monthly rated employee, gratuity = Last drawn wages *15/26* Completed years of service.

Note: Wages = Last drawn

Month = Period of 26 days.

15 day wages = Last drawn wages *15/26.

• Gratuity for daily wages employee = Last drawn wages*15/26* Completed years of service.

Note: Last drawn wages= Total wages received during three months immediately preceding termination/days actually worked (Overtime wages not included)

• Gratuity amount received up to rupees ten lakhs is exempted from taxation.

• The pre requisite of completion of continuous service of 4 years and 240 days shall not be necessary where the termination of the employment of any employee is due to death or disablement. In the case of death of the employee, gratuity payable to him shall be paid to his nominee or, if no nomination has been made, to his heirs, and where any such nominees or heirs is a minor, the share of such minor, shall be deposited with the controlling authority who shall invest the same for the benefit of such minor in such bank or other financial institution, as may be prescribed, until such minor attains majority.

• The employer must pay the amount of gratuity within thirty days from the date it becomes payable to the person to whom the gratuity is payable. If the amount of gratuity payable is not paid by the employer within the specified period, the employer shall pay, from the date on which the gratuity becomes payable to the date on which it is paid, simple interest at such rate, not exceeding the rate notified by the Central Government.

1. Grade/Designation

• Based on grades, general gratuity eligibility of 4 years and 240 days differs in certain organizations.

A manager having 3 years of service is eligible for gratuity in lieu of the general criteria of 4 years and 240 days.

2. Number of years of service

• General gratuity calculation logic of ‘15/26’ varies in some organizations based on the years of service

If service is between 11 and 14 years, gratuity= ¾ of basic salary * number of years of service.

If the service is 15 years and above, gratuity =1* basic salary*number of years completed.

Gratuity = Last drawn monthly salary*16/26* number of years of service from date of joining.

• Ease of learning - The system must be easy to learn for both novices and users with experience from similar systems.

• Task Efficiency – The system must be efficient for the frequent user.

• Subjective Satisfaction – The user must feel satisfied with the system.