In this article you'll learn how to create new cost centers and assign them to employees. Cost centers allow you to organize and allocate employee work across different departments or business units by specifying the percentage of time spent in each area. This article is relevant for administrators who need to configure cost centers in your HR system.
Go to Settings > Cost centers
Click the (+) button to create a new cost center
Enter a Cost center ID and a Cost center name
Click on "ADD COST CENTER"
You can create as many cost centers as necessary.
Assign cost centers to employees
Navigate to the Employee’s Profile > Personal > Work (section)
At the bottom of the work section, click on "ADD COST CENTER"
Enter the specific cost center and the quantity
In the following example, the employee works full time in customer service – hence the quantity will be 100%:
It is also possible that employees represent multiple cost centers. In this case, the employee works 50% in customer service and 50% in marketing, generating two different cost centers.
