!!USWS - SCALE BASE DATE This date field will determine which effective date Scale Wage Rate the wage rate change will use to calculate the new wage rate. Some clients will use a wage rate other than the most recent to apply a wage rate change to and this date field will allow for that option. \\ \\ ;Blank Field: This will apply the wage rate change to the last effective date record and use this wage rate for the new updated scale wage rate. \\ \\ ;Date Entered: The wage rate change will be applied to the wage rate that is associated with the entered date. The result will be added to the current wage rate. ;Example:: This is a record of wage rate changes for a single step in ISWS \\ \\ || Start Date || End Date || Scale Rate || Basis |01-Jan-0001| 25-Jun-2008| 120.00| WK |26-Jun-2008| 03-Mar-2010| 122.40| WK |04-Mar-2010| 31-Dec-3999| 128.52| WK \\ \\ A 3% wage increase is planned for 01-Jan-2013 \\ \\ Scale Base Date field blank \\ The calculation will be 128.52 x 3% = 3.86 + 128.52 = 132.38 \\ Scale Base Date field 01-Jan-0001 \\ The calculation will be 120.00 x 3% = 3.6 + 128.52 = 132.12 \\ The new effective date wage rate will be either one of the examples below depending on the use of the scale base date field: \\ |01-Jan-2013 | 31-Dec-3999 | 132.38 | WK |01-Jan-2013 | 31-Dec-3999 | 132.12 | WK \\ \\