Labor cost groups can help you group labor costs for several different departments for reporting purposes. For example, costs for each group will be shown in the Labor Costs section of the DayReport.
The procedures below explain how to change the labor cost group list that appears either in the Employee Options> Departments tab, or in the employee profile [Access an employee's profile by going to the Settings> People> Employees screen and double-clicking the employee's name in the list.] Jobs tab, depending on your Settings By options. See Choose Settings to Apply by Department for more information.
To assign a labor cost group to an individual, see Assign Job and Salary, or to assign a labor cost group to a department, see Assign Labor Cost Group.
To Add a New Labor Cost Group:
1.Go to the Settings> People> Employee Options 
> General tab.
2.In the Labor Cost Groups area, click the Add button 
to add a new labor cost group.
3.In the Name field, enter the name of the new group.
4.In the Cost Code field, enter a cost code to identify the group, if your organization uses them. The cost codes can be exported in employee reports.
5.On the Edit menu, click Save Changes.
To Change the Labor Cost Group List:
1.Go to the Settings> People> Employee Options > General tab.
2.In the Labor Cost Groups area, find the group you want to change, and click the fields opposite the group name to edit them.
3.On the Edit menu, click Save Changes.
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To Remove a Labor Cost Group:
1.Go to the Settings> People> Employee Options > General tab.
2.In the Labor Cost Groups area, click to highlight the labor cost group you want to remove, and then click the Delete button. 
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Caution Ensure that all departments or employees assigned to the cost group to be deleted are re-assigned to a new cost group. See Assign Labor Cost Group to assign cost groups to departments. |
3.Click OK to confirm the deletion of the selected group.
4.On the Edit menu, click Save Changes.
See Also:
•Once your Labor Cost Groups are set up, you will need to assign the different Employment Departments to a Labor Cost Group.
•To report on your Labor Cost Group totals in the Day Report, see Customize Day Report Sections.
•To set up Labor Cost Groups to be controlled by either your employee or department settings, see Choose Settings to Apply by Department.
•To change how Labor Cost Groups are assigned (by individual or by department) see Choose Department Settings.
