A Contractor is someone who works for you on a contracting basis and is not an Employee. The Contractor may clock in and out using the “TimeCard Entry” program in POINT OF SALES (1.11). The Contractor enters the location number where they are working out of and this will automatically update the General Ledger for the expense. You may edit the TimeCard in the "Contractor TimeCard Maintenance" (7.10.3), as well as in "TimeCard Maintenance" in PAYROLL (9.1.2.1). The Contractor must first be setup in “Contractor Entry” (7.10.1) with the Employee Type as “C” for Contractor. Posting the Contractor’s TimeCard will create a Voucher.

The Contractor Menu is tied to the PAYROLL module. You will notice that many of the Contractor programs refer to the Contractor as an Employee. A Contractor is really a non-Employee that you create a Voucher in ACCOUNTS PAYABLE rather than a Payroll entry. The programs in the Contractor Menu are identical to those in the PAYROLL module.

The following must be setup prior to creating a Contractor:

Create Earning Codes for Contractors - Earning Code Entry in Payroll (9.3.6.1).

Setup pay-dates for payments - Payroll Setup in Payroll (9.4.2).

Create a Vendor Entry for the Contractor - Vendor Entry (7.6.1).