The Activity Log for Compensation shows the full history of a payroll cycle. Find out who added, edited or removed a compensation, who moved the cut-off date or changed the cycle status, and when it happened, without having to ask around.

Overview

A payroll cycle changes many times before it is completed. The Activity Log keeps every change on one timeline, with who made it and when.

There are two timelines:

• Cycle timeline: every change made in the payroll cycle
• Employee timeline: the compensations, alerts and payments of a single employee in the cycle

The Activity Log records:

• Status changes
• Cut-off date changes
• Compensations that are added, edited or removed
• Alerts that are raised and resolved
• Payment requests
• Failed actions

Each entry is written as a sentence and shows who performed the action, along with the date and time. Concept names and amounts are formatted the same way as on the cycle page.

For example: “Ana added the compensation Base salary of €3,000”.

Imports and bulk changes appear as a single entry, such as “48 changes were made to compensations”. Click View details to see each individual change.

Who can access the Activity Log?

• Only people with the Compensations activity permission can see the Activity Log.
• Payment details are only shown to people who can manage compensations.

How to use

See the history of a payroll cycle

1. In your sidebar, go to Compensation
2. Open the payroll cycle
3. In the page header, click on the clock icon (Activity log)
4. The Activity side panel opens with the history of the cycle
5. Click on Filters to show only Cycle, Compensations, Alerts or Payments activity
6. Use the month selector to go back in time

See the history of an employee in the cycle

1. In your sidebar, go to Compensation
2. Open the payroll cycle
3. Click on an employee to open their side panel
4. Click on the three dots (⋮) and select Activity
5. The employee's activity panel opens with their compensations, alerts and payments in that cycle

If you cannot see the clock icon, check that you have the Compensations activity permission. The Activity Log may also not be enabled for your company yet.

Analyse your cycles with One

The same activity is available in AI Analytics. Admins can ask One for reports on how their team runs Compensation, not only on what was paid.

For example, you can ask:

• “Show me how long each Compensations cycle stayed in Review this quarter”
• “Which compensation alerts appeared most often last month?”
• How often the cut-off date was moved
• Which compensations were added or removed after the cut-off date

FAQ

1. What actions does the Activity Log record?
   Status changes, cut-off date changes, failed actions, compensations that are added, edited or removed, alerts that are raised and resolved, and payment requests.
    
2. Can I see who made a change and when?
   Yes. Each entry shows the person who performed the action and the date and time it happened.
    
3. Can I see the history of a single employee?
   Yes. Open the employee's side panel in the cycle, click on the three dots and select Activity.
    
4. How are imports and bulk changes shown?
   As a single entry. Click View details to see each individual change.
    
5. Who can access the Activity Log?
   People with the Compensations activity permission. Payment details are only shown to people who can manage compensations.
    
6. Can I filter the Activity Log?
   Yes. In the cycle timeline you can filter by Cycle, Compensations, Alerts and Payments.
    
7. Can I analyse this activity in reports?
   Yes. The same activity is available in AI Analytics, so admins can ask One for reports on their Compensation cycles.