Forecast Calculation

You can use these functions to calculate expected labor costs. A prerequisite for this is that you create a column layout with the columns defined using the “Forecast amount” item type (Edit column layout, field “Item type”). The “Calculate forecast” function can be found in the SwissSalary Budget main menu under Tasks. A new window with the following fields opens when you call this function:

Field name

Description / Example

Payroll Area

You select the payroll area here you want to calculate the forecast for.

Year of calculation end date

The time of forecast calculation is displayed here.

Note: We recommend always settling and budgeting for one calendar year. Only then upper and lower limits can be correctly determined (UVG and UVGZ, KTG, ALV and ALVZ).

By confirming with “OK”, the forecast is calculated as follows. In the example below, we assume that the forecast will be calculated in May and that pay processes in SwissSalary are posted up to and including April.

•The posted actual amounts (posted wage items) for the posted pay processes up to and including April are transferred to the forecast.

•Wages and wage items available in SwissSalary are calculated from May to December.

oAll possible entries in TimeMachine will be considered. This means that if a new wage was entered in TimeMachine for certain employees in August, the new wage will be included in the forecast as of August.

oWage items validity is taken into account according to the “Valid from” and “Valid until” fields.

•The forecast is calculated for all rows of the corresponding forecast structure and for the entire fore-cast year.

•In case of recruitments and resignations during the month, pro rata calculation is carried out according to the wage type settings (field “Admission/resignation calculation” in the “Function” tab in the wage type).