LOCALIZATION
RCC
NH ADJUSTMENT
PROMOTION
EXCEPTION PROCESS CHANGES
100

Hannah is Localizing from PH to US with a PIR of 33 and an Impact Indicator of Strong. What is the proposed PIR?



STEAL CODE:USA

PIR = 33

100

A Request Compensation Change effective December 01, 2023 was submitted for a CN local annual salary employee. When should the change be completed in Workday?

You may open the payroll calendar to check the information needed.



STEAL CODE: CALENDAR

November 30, 2023

100

When do we extract the list of employees to identify who are in scope of the new hire adjustment?

A. 60 DAYS BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE 

B. 45 DAYS BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE

C. 30 DAYS BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE

D. 15 DAYS BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE



STEAL CODE: NEW HIRE

B. 45 DAYS BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE

This is the 15th of the month prior

Ex. Effective Date: December 01

List is available October 15

100

Bruce Wayne will change band level from Band 2 to Band 3 and change function from PS to HR. He will continue to be based in Singapore as an expat. What is the correct request to be submitted by his manager or HR?

A. Transfer Request in Workday

B. Promotion Comp Change Request in Workday

C. Adjustment concurrent with international move in Service Now

D. Promotion concurrent with international move in Service Now



STEAL CODE: SYSTEM

D. Promotion concurrent with international move in Service Now

100

A manager proposes an increase outside of guidance for an employee returning from leave and requires an OU HR B5+ approval. How do we get this approval?

A. Manager adds a comment in Workday to route for B3+ and B5+ approval

B. Compensation Specialist adds a comment in Workday to route for B3+ and B5+ approval.

C. Initiator submits HR SNOW Exception ticket by attaching email approval from OU HR B5+.

D. None of the above



STEAL CODE: STEAL

C. Initiator submits HR SNOW Exception ticket by attaching email approval from OU HR B5+

100

Chad is localizing from PH to SG with a PIR of 80 and Impact Indicator of Very Strong. What will be the proposed PIR?



STEAL CODE: IMPACT




PIR = 75%

100

In a normal scenario, what is the correct approval sequence for the Base Salary Change > New Hire Adjustment change in Workday?


A. Manager > Compensation Specialist > Manager’s Manager

B. Manager > Compensation Specialist

C. Compensation Specialist > Manager

D. Compensation Specialist > Manager > HR Process Compensation Approver - B3+



STEAL CODE: APPROVAL

C. Compensation Specialist > Manager

100

Which are in scope of B1 adjustment?

A. Group 1: All B1 new hires with a PIR below 25%, hired within the last 12 months, not yet promoted and have received an ACR increase 

B. Group 2: All B1 new hires with a PIR below 50%, hired within the last 18 months, not yet promoted and have been part of ACR review.   

C. None of the above

D. All of the above



STEAL CODE: WEDNESDAY

B. Group 2: All B1 new hires with a PIR below 50%, hired within the last 18 months, not yet promoted and have been part of ACR review.   

Group 1: All B1 new hires with a PIR below 25%, hired within the last 12 months, not yet promoted and have not yet received an ACR increase 



100

Miles Morales, who has a very strong impact, has a change from SG PS BAND 1 to SG PS BAND 2 effective Jan 1, 2024. His current salary is at 22% PIR in the new range while after applying the standard increase of 7%, his new salary will be at 26% PIR in the new range. What should the Compensation Specialist do next?

A. Propose the standard 7% increase in line with the global guidelines for the market.

B. Propose a lower increase that is not lower than 2% to put the EE at 25% PIR in the new range.

C. Do not propose an increase since the EE is already at a competitive PIR.

D. Propose an increase between 8.5% to 12.5% based on the country matrix of Singapore.



STEAL CODE: COMPETITIVE

B. Propose a lower increase that is not lower than 2% to put the EE at 25% PIR in the new range.

100

For RCC - Adjustment, how do we request for an OU HR B5+ approval for proposals not within guidelines?



STEAL CODE: GO AHEAD

The Compensation Specialist adds comments with the reason for the deviation.

300

Patrick is localizing to Poland with a PIR of 75 and Very Strong Impact Indicator. Patrick's manager is proposing a salary resulting in a PIR of 49%.

What approvals are required?



STEAL CODE: MANAGER

Manager

OU HR B5+ approval

300

Clark Kent, with an exceptional impact in the last FY, 60% current PIR, and with CH CMK BAND 2 [13M] Compensation Grade Profile, has an RCC effective Nov 2023. What is the allowable max increase % for him?



STEAL CODE: MATRIX

7.0%

300

If Trixia was hired on March 2024 from France with a PIR of -40%, when is her expected 1st, 2nd and 3rd increase?



STEAL CODE: DATES

ACR 2024

APRIL 2025

ACR 2025

300

Which of the following statements is not true about localizations with promotion?

A. A PIR which is above its pay opportunity must be adjusted first to max of the appropriate quartile before the promotion guideline can be applied.

B. The promotion increase will follow the standard guidelines after employee is localized with direct PIR translation at the same level in the new home country.

C. The HR Process Compensation Approver - B3+ does not always approve localization with promotion changes.

D. A Service Now ticket is not needed in case an OU HR B5+ approval is required for a localization with promotion change.



STEAL CODE: CHANCE

A. A PIR which is above its pay opportunity must be adjusted first to max of the appropriate quartile before the promotion guideline can be applied.

300

What is the approval process for RCC - Adjustment within guidelines?

A. Manager > Comp Specialist > HR Compensation Approval B3+ 

B. Manager > Comp Specialist

C. Manager > Comp Specialist > HR Compensation Approver B3+ > HR Compensation Approval B5+ > One-up Manager

D. Manager > Comp Specialist > HR Compensation Approver B3+ > HR Compensation Approval B5+



STEAL CODE: MANAGER

C. Manager > Comp Specialist > HR Compensation Approver B3+ > HR Compensation Approval B5+ > One-up Manager

300

What are the Impact Indicators and Maximum PIR for Localization?



STEAL CODE: MAXIMUM

Partial 25

Strong 50

Very Strong 75

Exceptional 100

Insufficient 0

300

Which of the following statements is not true for a Return from Leave RCC?

A. The one-up manager of the employee has to approve the compensation change in Workday.

B. This compensation change does not require an OU HR B5+ approval if within guidelines.

C. Employees on LOA who had an increase in the ACR can only receive a Return from Leave RCC once the ACR is completed.

D. The managers are the ones initiating this change.



STEAL CODE: LOA

C. Employees on LOA who had an increase in the ACR can only receive a Return from Leave RCC once the ACR is completed.

300

If Kenneth was hired on December 2023 from Korea with a PIR of 24.5%, when is his expected 1st, 2nd and 3rd increase?



STEAL CODE: CHRISTMAS

ACR 2024

ACR 2025

ACR 2026


300

The standard 7% increase was proposed for Jessica Jones’ promotion. Her manager adjusted the change to provide just 3% and pointed out that it is important that the OU HR B5+ is not involved. What is the appropriate next step for the Compensation Specialist to take?

A. Approve the change without a comment in Workday so that it will not be routed to the HR B3+ and OU HR B5+ for approval.

B. Approve the change with comment so that it will be routed to the HR B3+ and OU HR B5+ for approval since it is not following the guidelines.

C. Send the request back and advise the manager to follow the guidelines so that it not be routed to the OU HR B5+ for approval.

D. Delegate the change to the Comp Admin for approval.



STEAL CODE: STEWARDSHIP

C. Send the request back and advise the manager to follow the guidelines so that it not be routed to the OU HR B5+ for approval.

300

A manager submits an RCC-adjustment proposal that is not within guidelines with no comments and this routes to the Compensation Specialist. What are the next steps?

A. Compensation Specialist proposes within guidelines and approves

B. Compensation Specialist sends back the request sharing the proposal that is within guidelines and requesting the reason why the proposal is outside of guidance and it's implications

C. Compensation Specialist sends back the proposal requesting for OU HR B5+ approval

D. Compensation Specialist adds a comment and sends the request to B3+ and B5+ approvers.



STEAL CODE: WIN

B. Compensation Specialist sends back the request sharing the proposal that is within guidelines and requesting the reason why the proposal is outside of guidance and it's implications

500

If an employee is localizing with Promotion from UK B2 to US B3, what are the steps to follow in providing a proposal?

Promotion from UK Band 2 to US B3, current PIR = 85%

Step 1: Translate the current PIR to the same PIR at the same band level in new home country.

Step 2: Follow global promotion guidance in new home country.

Promotion from UK Band 2 to US B3, current PIR = 85%

Step 1: proposed PIR in same level B2 US range  =  85%

Step 2: promote from US B2 to US B3 following the promotion guidance in US.

500

To move Peter Parker’s PIR up from -23% PIR, his manager gave him an ad hoc compensation change effective Nov 1, 2023. His Compensation Grade Profile is RO PS BAND 2 [13.5M] and his manager approved the maximum allowable increase % of 19%.

What was Peter Parker’s current impact indicator during this change?

Very Strong

500

Arrange the below actions and fill in the blanks to have the correct steps in processing retroactive new hires’ starting salary corrections.

1. The manager should raise the ___A______ effective on the ­­­­­­_____B________ payroll month in Workday (no retro adjustment allowed) with the SNOW ticket ID indicated in the _______C_______ section of the BP.

2. The base salary difference for the past months (if any) should be managed by Local Payroll as ______D_______ payment or recovery. The ______E_______ should be the one to coordinate this with Local Payroll for processing.

3. The requester should get an _________F___________ approval and raise a Workday correction ticket via SNOW attaching the email approval along with a ______G________ of the should be salary of the EE e.g. the contract shared and signed.

4. The Compensation Specialist will approve the RCC and WILL NOT put any comment so the BP won’t be routed in the system for further approvals. We will not require anymore an ______H________ approval for the new hire starting salary correction RCCs.


3. The requester should get an HR Process Compensation Approver - B3+ approval and raise a Workday correction ticket via SNOW attaching the email approval along with a documentation of the should be salary of the EE e.g. the contract shared and signed.


1. The manager should raise the RCC effective on the current open or next available payroll month in Workday (no retro adjustment allowed) with the SNOW ticket ID indicated in the comments section of the BP.


4. The Compensation Specialist will approve the RCC and WILL NOT put any comment so the BP won’t be routed in the system for further approvals. We will not require anymore an OU HR B5+ approval for the new hire starting salary correction RCCs.


2. The base salary difference for the past months (if any) should be managed by Local Payroll as one-time/off-cycle payment or recovery. The requestor should be the one to coordinate this with Local Payroll for processing.

500

Steve Rogers localized effective Dec 1, 2023 which changed his CGP from GB LEVEL 3 BTA (NORTH) [12M] CGP to AU LEVEL 4 BTA [12M]. He has a BTA Comp Grade and prior to moving, he had a -3% PIR.


In 5 mins:

What was the EE’s salary in GB prior to moving to AU?

What’s the new salary of the EE after promotion (the manager stayed within guidelines and no additional adjustment was needed after Comp Spec’s proposal)?

What was the increase %?

What’s the new PIR of the EE in the new home country?

What was the EE’s salary in GB prior to moving to AU?  34,782 GBP

What’s the new salary of the EE after promotion (the manager stayed within guidelines and no additional adjustment needed after Comp Spec’s proposal)?  86,240.00 AUD

What was the increase %?  10.83%

What’s the new PIR of the EE in the new home country?  -10% PIR

500

An employee from Hungary is returning from leave. The manager shares their proposal but is not within guidelines. What are the next steps to follow?

Reach out to TR CL for Hungary to confirm if the proposed salary is aligned.