The company benefit object

Represents benefits associated with companies.

Use the company benefit object to capture benefit types, start and end dates, and default employee and company contributions. Benefits will be taken into consideration when calculating a particular employee's net pay.

{
  "id": "cbn_lrcYUhTk1FVZl2vSCOBP",
  "company": "com_kKTK4VafMNc5pIbI0G9x",
  "benefit": "401k",
  "source": null,
  "period": null,
  "description": "Guideline 401(k)",
  "effective_start": "2020-01-01",
  "effective_end": null,
  "company_contribution_amount": null,
  "company_contribution_percent": 1.0,
  "company_period_amount": null,
  "employee_contribution_amount": null,
  "employee_contribution_percent": 1.0,
  "employee_period_amount": null,
  "metadata": {}
}
AttributeDescription
id
string
Unique identifier for the company benefit.
company
string
ID of the company that this company benefit relates to.
benefit
string
The benefit type. See types of benefits for a complete list of supported benefit types.
source
string
Read-only field that indicates the source that created the object. Will be null unless you expect a third-party to be managing objects in your system.
period
string
The period over which a period amount is distributed. Can be “monthly” or null. See the Period Benefits guide for more information.
description
string
Human-readable name identifying the company benefit.
effective_start
YYYY-MM-DD
The date this benefit should be considered effective. Payrolls with a payday before this date will not include employee benefits associated with this benefit.
effective_end
YYYY-MM-DD
The date this benefit should be no longer be considered effective. Payrolls with a payday before this date will not include employee benefits associated with this benefit.
company_contribution_amount
string
How much the company should contribute by default toward employee benefits associated with this company benefit every payroll, expressed as a dollar amount.
company_contribution_percent
float
How much the company should contribute by default toward employee benefits associated with this company benefit every payroll, expressed as a percentage of employee earnings.
company_period_amount
string
The default value for company_period_amount for newly created employee benefits that inherit from this company benefit. This value can be overridden on an employee benefit. Valid input is a dollar amount represented as a string, such as “100.23” for “$100.23”. See the Period Benefits guide for more information.
employee_contribution_amount
string
How much the employee should contribute by default from their paycheck toward employee benefits associated with this company benefit every payroll, expressed as a dollar amount.
employee_contribution_percent
float
How much the employee should contribute by default from their paycheck toward employee benefits associated with this company benefit every payroll, expressed as a percentage of employee earnings.
employee_period_amount
string
The default value for employee_period_amount for newly created employee benefits that inherit from this company benefit. This value can be overridden on an employee benefit. Valid input is a dollar amount represented as a string, such as “100.23” for “$100.23”. See the Period Benefits guide for more information.
metadata
object
Additional loosely structured information to associate with this company benefit.