Touring the Deductions and Benefits Page

Click the Benefits & Deductions link to view:

Active benefits in which you are currently enrolled. A benefit is a program with a related payroll deductionA deduction is a formal plan offered by your organization that may or may not have a related payroll deduction. Examples of deductions include health insurance plans, dental plans, vision plan, and life insurance. You may or may not be required to enroll in one or more of these deductions., such as a charitable donation or loan payment, that is usually optional.
Active deductions currently withheld from your pay. A deduction is a formal plan offered by your organization that may or may not have a related payroll deduction. Examples of deductions include health insurance plans, dental plans, vision plan, and life insurance. You may or may not be required to enroll in one or more of these deductions.
Benefit/deduction adjustments. The adjustments are indented directly below the related benefit or deduction.
All past, current, and future benefits and payroll deductions.

You may also submit the following requests:

Benefit request to end your participation in a benefit plan, enroll in a new benefit plan, and change the premium for a benefit plan.
Deduction request to discontinue a plan deduction, enter a new plan deduction, or change the deduction amount for a plan.

Your LINQ EP system administrator may grant you permission to submit deduction and benefit requests based on your organization's personnel policies.

Deductions and Benefits Page Links

The following links display at the top of the Deductions and Benefits page.

LinkClick a link to display the corresponding page. Links display with blue text.	Purpose	Click this link for more information
Request Deduction Changes	If available, click the Request Deduction Changes link to submit a request to: Discontinue a plan Enter a new plan Change the deduction amount for a plan Your LINQ EP system administrator may grant you permission to submit changes to your current deduction plans based on your organization's personnel policies.	Submitting a Deduction Request
Request Benefit Changes	If available, click the Request Benefit Changes link to submit a request to: End your participation in a benefit plan Enroll in a new benefit plan Change the premium for a benefit plan Your LINQ EP system administrator may grant you permission to submit changes to your current benefit plans based on your organization's personnel policies.	Submitting a Benefit Request
All Benefits	Click the All Benefits link to list your current, future, and expired benefit packages in the All Benefits gridA grid is a table that may display in the Center Pane. The grid will list records that apply to the selected link..	N/A
Active Benefits	Click the Active Benefits link to list your current benefit packages in the Active Benefits grid.
All Deductions	Click the All Deductions link to list your current, future, and expired payroll deductions in the All Deductions grid.
Active Deductions	Click the Active Deductions link to list your current payroll deductions in the Active Deductions grid.

The grid associated with each view displays the following information.

Column Heading	Description
Plan	The Plan column displays the deduction/benefit code, plan description and plan code.
Amount	The Amount column displays the deduction or benefit amount. If the Amount has an associated calculation method (for example, Tax Table), the calculation method will display in place of the dollar amount.
Percent	The Percent column displays the percentage used to calculate the deduction or benefit amount. If the Percent has an associated calculation method (for example, Tax Table), the calculation method will display in place of the percentage.
Amount YTD	The Amount YTD column displays the total benefit or deduction withheld from the employee's pay for the year-to-date.
Start Date	The Start Date column displays the date the deduction or benefit started for the employee. Some deductions or benefits may not have start dates.
End Date	The End Date column displays the date the deduction or benefit ended for the employee. Some deductions or benefits may not have end dates.