The HR Dictionary

Pay Group

A group of employees who are paid on the same schedule and grouped together based on common traits is called a pay group. By grouping employees in this way, payroll processing is made simpler. A pay group enables a business to group employees according to how frequently they are paid. Key identifiers are used to assign a pay group. To make sure an employee has been properly assigned to the pay group, a corporation may use a checklist, such as:

  • paid on a consistent basis
  • has the same bank as
  • In the same place as payment
  • the same hours at work
  • in the same way that different labor regulations affect