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The HR Links leave and earnings statement has some known differences between the previous earnings and leave statement in employee express. This chart discusses the differences you should expect in reviewing your LES in HR Links.
| Known difference | Explanation | EEX earnings and leave statement | HR Links leave and earnings statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duty station (work location) | Duty station assigned to employee | Duty station is not listed on statement. | Duty station is listed in ‘basic information’ section of statement. |
| Leave category | Leave category is reported in different section of statement | Leave category is listed in the ‘annual leave’ section of the statement. | Leave category is listed on the ‘basic information’ section of statement. |
| Earnings | There is a difference between how earnings are reported in EEX ELS compared to HR Links LES | Regular earnings are reported as base pay and locality pay. Leave used during pay period is listed in the ‘leave’ section. | Regular earnings are not split out by base pay and locality pay (these amounts are combined). In addition, pay related to leave used during the pay period is reported in the ‘earnings’ section of the LES. |
| Government contributions | Government contributions on EEX ELS was all in one section and the information on HR Links LES is split into two sections (Tax Government Contributions and Non-Tax related government contributions | All government contributions are listed in the ‘benefits paid by govt’ section of the statement. | On the LES, government contributions for social security and medicare are reported in the ‘taxes’ section of the statement. Government contributions have ‘ER’ listed at end of title to notate they are government tax contributions. All of the remaining government contributions are reported in the ‘benefits paid by govt’ section of statement. |
| TSP loan information | TSP loan information is listed in a different section of statement | TSP loan number information is listed in the ‘basic information’ section. Deduction for TSP loans were combined (if more than one) and listed in the ‘deductions’ section of statement. | On LES statement, TSP loan information and deductions are listed separately (if more than one) in the ‘deduction’ section of LES. |
| Taxes | Taxable wages are reported in different section of the LES statement | Taxable wages are listed in the ‘tax information’ section of statement. Tax withholdings are reported in the deduction section of statement. | Taxable wages and withholdings are reported in the ‘tax information’ section of LES. Employee withholding contributions for OASDI and medicare have ‘EE’ at end of title to notate they are employee contributions. The YTD total in the ‘Taxes’ section does not include govt contributions for Social Security and Medicare. |
| Advice or check # | This is the unique payment number assigned in HR Links for that payment. | This information is not on EEX statement (HR Links specific information). | The advice (EFT) or Check number is a unique number the HR Links system assigns the payment that pay period for each employee. |
| Allotments | Allotments are reported in different section of statement and are split out (not combined) | Allotments are combined (if more than one) and reported as savings allotments in the ‘deduction’ section of the ELS. These allotments reduce the amount that is reported as net pay on the statement. | Allotments are reported separately in the ‘distributions’ section of the statement. The total listed in the ‘distributions’ section is the net pay for the employee that pay period. Therefore, allotments do not reduce the net pay amount listed on statement. |
| Retroactive pay/adjustments | Retroactive HR action and timecard corrections will be reported on a separate LES statement instead of being reported on normal biweekly ELS statement (adjustment column) | Retroactive adjustments are listed in the adjustment section of LES in pay period the retroactive adjustments were released. | Retroactive adjustments are listed on their own LES statement and are not combined with normal biweekly pay information. Retroactive distributions are paid in the next normal biweekly pay cycle (Amount on retroactive pay statement will be added to distributions listed on regular biweekly LES statement for that pay period) |
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
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