Oracle Fusion HCM has a concept of Employment model. Lets try to understand what it is and why it is required and how it works. We will also see how to decide which model is best for your client by asking certain questions. The 3 entities core to the concept of newly introduced Employment model are shown below
- Assignment – Inherited straight from EBiz 11i and R12, It is a collection of worker’s personal and work related information.
- Work Relationship – The Relationship between a legal employer and a worker which can exists in any of this 3 Types (Employee, Contingent Worker, Non-Worker)
- Employment Terms – Terms and conditions (Contract details can be included) for a worker’s assignment.
Two main types of Employment Model and its variations-
1. Two-Tier Employment Model -
This model consists of 2 Entities - Work Relationship and Assignment.
- Single Assignment
- Single Assignment with Contract
- Multiple Assignments
This model consists of all three Entities - Work Relationship, Assignment and Employment Terms.
- Single Employment Terms with Single Assignment
- Single Employment Terms with Multiple Assignments
- Multiple Employment Terms with Single Assignment
- Multiple Employment Terms with Multiple Assignments
If there exists no work-relationship between Enterprise/Legal Employer, the switch from two-tier to three-tier and vice versa can be done
The switch from one three-tier employment model to any other three-tier employment model can be done at any time.
The Employment Model is tied up closely with the concept of Single Global Person Record, wherein the Employee is entered only once into the system.
This ensures the retrieval of correct data in reporting purpose for multinational enterprises.