PeopleSync Fundamentals: Compensation Plan vs. Activity Pay

There are two methods for paying employees in PeopleSync: Compensation Plan or Activity Pay. 

	Employee Categories	Overview
Compensation Plan	Administrative/Professionals Staff  Full-Time Faculty  Professional Researchers Student Employees in Hourly Paid Jobs	This applies to salaried or hourly paid employees. (Refer to PeopleSync Fundamentals: Salary or Hourly Plans for a list of plans for employees paid on salary vs hourly basis.)
Activity Pay	Adjuncts Student Employees in Student-related jobs such as TA, RA Post Doc Fellows Additional Compensation	Activity pay is used for employees who perform fixed-term activities (such as teaching a course, performing teaching assistant duties, grading, other duties). Payment can be set over a payment date range.