Contingent Worker
A contingent worker organizational relationship is established when the relationship of the person who provides services to an organization is under terms specified in a contract on a non-permanent basis.
- To add a contingent worker on the EmpowHR Main Menu page, select the Workforce Administration menu group.
- Select the Personal Information menu.
- Select the Biographical menu item.
- Select the Modify a Person component. The Personal Data page - Find an Existing Value is displayed.
Figure 26: Personal Data Page - Find an Existing Value
- Complete the field as follows:
Field |
Description/Instruction |
Empl ID |
Populated with New when you are adding a new person. The value will display as New until the record is saved. |
- Select Add a New Value. The Personal Data Page - Add a New Value is displayed.
Figure 27: Personal Data Page - Add a New Value
- Select Add. The Modify a Person page is displayed.

Figure 28: Add a Person Page - Biographical Details Tab
- Complete the fields as follows:
Field |
Description/Instruction |
Person ID |
Populated with the system-generated Person ID. |
Name |
Description/Instruction |
*Effective Date |
Required field. Enter the effective date of the action or select a date by selecting the calendar icon. The date entered or selected will be populated in the Personnel Action Request (PAR) section. |
*Display Name |
Required field. Populated with data entered from the Add Name link. See field instructions for Add a Name (on page 10). The name entered on this link will be populated in the PAR section. Note: Add a Name becomes Edit Name if the person’s name has been added. |
Biographic Information |
Description/Instruction |
*Date of Birth |
Required field. Enter the person’s date of birth or select a date by selecting the calendar icon. The calculated age is displayed to the right of the field. If this field is left blank, a warning message appears when the record is saved. This information is used to calculate a person’s age in some tasks, such as the expected retirement date, based on the person’s age. The date entered or selected will be populated in the PAR section. |
Years |
Populated based upon data entered on the *Date of Birth field. |
Months |
Populated based upon data entered on the *Date of Birth field. |
Date of Birth Re-enter |
Reenter the date of birth entered on the previous field. If you leave this field blank, an error message will appear. |
Birth Country |
Enter the birth country or select a country by selecting the search icon. Based on the selected country, the system may display additional fields. The birth country entered or selected will be populated in the PAR section. |
Birth State |
Enter the birth State or select a State by selecting the search icon. The birth State entered or selected will be populated in the PAR section. |
Birth Location |
Enter the birth location. Usually a city, town, or village. The birth location entered will be populated in the PAR section. |
Biographical History |
Instruction |
Date |
Required field. Enter the effective date or select a date by selecting the calendar icon. |
*Sex |
Required field. Select the applicable sex from the drop-down list. Valid values are Male and Female. The sex selected in this field will be populated in the PAR section. |
National ID |
Description/Instruction |
Country |
Populated with USA. |
*National ID Type |
Required field. Defaults to the SSN and cannot be changed. |
*National ID |
Required field. Enter the SSN. The SSN entered here will be populated in the PAR section. |
National ID Re-enter |
Reenter the SSN. |
Primary ID |
Check this box if this ID is the person’s primary ID. If this is the only data row for this person, the box is checked by default. |
*Country of Citizenship |
Required field. Enter the three-position country code or select the search icon to search for the applicable country. |
Emergency Response Official |
Check this box if the person being added is an emergency response official. The system defaults to blank. |
Notes |
Enter any notes, if applicable. |
- Select the Contact Details tab. The Add a Person page - Contact Details tab is displayed.
Figure 29: Add a Person Page - Contact Details Tab
- Complete the fields as follows:
Field |
Description/Instruction |
Person ID |
Populated with the system-generated Person ID. |
Current Addresses |
Description/Instruction |
Address Type |
Select the type of address that appears in this row. The field is populated with Home for the first address entered. Select + to select additional address types and add additional addresses. Note: The data entered for the home and mailing address for Federal employees will be populated in the PAR section. |
As Of Date |
Populated with the information entered from the Add Address Detail link. See field instructions for Add Address Detail. |
Status |
Populated with the information entered from the Add Address Detail link. See field instructions for Add Address Detail. |
Address |
Populated with the information entered from the Add Address Detail link. See field instructions for Add Address Detail. |
Add Address Detail |
Select this link to display the Address History page to add/edit any address information. For more information, see Add Address Detail. |
Phone Information |
Instruction |
*Phone Type |
Required field. Select the applicable phone type that corresponds with the telephone number. Select Main to designate a phone number as the individual’s primary contact number. The phone type selected in this field will be populated in the PAR section. |
Telephone |
Enter the telephone number. The telephone number entered in this field will be populated in the PAR section. |
Extension |
Enter the extension if applicable. The extension data entered here will be populated in the PAR section. |
Preferred |
Check this box if this is the person’s preferred phone number. If this box is checked, it will be populated next to the applicable phone information in the PAR section. |
Email Addresses |
Instruction |
*Email Type |
Required field. Select the email type from the drop-down list. Select+ to select additional email address types and add additional email addresses. |
*Email Address |
Required field. Enter the email address. |
Preferred |
Check this box if this is the person’s preferred email address. |
- Select the Organizational Relationships tab. The Add a Person page - Organizational Relationships tab is displayed.
Figure 30:Add a Person Page - Organizational Relationships Page
- On the Add a Person page - Organizational Relationships tab, check the Contingent Worker box. The Add a Person page - Work Location tab is displayed.
Figure 31: Add a Person Page - Work Location Tab
- Complete the fields as follows:
Field |
Description/Instruction |
ID |
Populated with the system-generated ID. |
Empl Record |
System generated with the employee record number (appointment number) for the person. |
Work Location |
Description/Instruction |
HR Status |
System generated with the person's human resources (HR) status (i.e., Active for an active worker). |
Job Status |
System generated with the person's job status (i.e., Active for an active worker). |
*Effective Date |
Required field. Enter the effective date or select a date by selecting the calendar icon. When a new instance with the action of Hire is added, the effective date entered becomes the original hire date. |
Sequence |
Use this number to track multiple administrative actions that occur on the same day. The default value is 0, the correct number for new instances. |
*Job Indicator |
Required field. Select the applicable job indicator from the drop-down list. Valid values are Primary Job, Secondary Job, and Not Applicable. This field is used to process people with more than one organizational instance in a single organizational relationship. |
*Action |
Required field. Select the action requiring you to create or modify this record from the drop-down menu. The system displays a default value when a new employment, contingent worker, or POI instance is created. |
Reason Code |
Select the reason requiring you to create or modify this record from the drop-down menu. EmpowHR displays a default value when a new employment, contingent worker, or POI instance is created. The valid values for this field will vary based on the user’s Agency and access level. |
Last Start Date |
Enter the most recent start date for this organizational instance. |
Termination Date |
Populated with the day before the termination effective date. |
Expected Job End Date |
Enter the expected job end date for this job or select a date by selecting the calendar icon. If this job is a temporary assignment and a date is not entered here, a Temporary Assignment without End Date report can be used to identify those assignments that do not have an end date. This date is necessary if you want the system to terminate this job and reactivate any substantive job that may be on hold. The system displays the day before the termination effective date as the termination date. |
Position Entry Date |
Populated with the effective date based on the position number entered for this person. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data. |
Position Number |
Enter the position number or select a number by selecting the search icon. The available entry or selection of the position number is dependent on the person type relationship. Define positions in the Position Information component in Position Management. Completing this field allows EmpowHR to complete position-related fields in the Position Information component with default data from the Add/Update Position Infor component, including job code, Department, location, supervisor level, reports to, and full-time or part-time status. The corresponding fields become unavailable for entry. A warning message will appear if a person is assigned to a position that is already filled and if the new appointment exceeds the maximum head count for that position. The system calculates the head count and displays the appropriate indicator in the Open//Filled field in the Add/Update Position Infor component when assignments are changed. |
Position Management Record |
Selected when changes are made to fields in the Add/Update Position Infor component that initiate a system update of fields here. When this box is selected, it indicates that the system inserts a data row on the Job Data pages. |
*Regulatory Region |
Required field. Populated based on the regulatory region specified for the position this person is associated with. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data. If the person is not assigned to a position, this field is populated with the regulatory region for the person, based on the user preferences. This entry can be overridden. |
*Company |
Required field. Populated based on the Department (i.e., Agriculture) specified for the position associated with this person and cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data. Populated with a default Department code if the person is not assigned to a position, but a company is assigned to a Department in the Department table. If no company is designated on the Department table, enter a company or select a company by selecting the search icon. |
*Business Unit |
Required field. Populated based on the business unit specified for the position associated with this person and cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data. Populated with a default business unit if the person is not assigned to a position. The default can be overridden. |
Department Entry Date |
System generated. |
*Department |
Required field. Populated based on the position number entered. |
Location |
Populated based on the position number entered. |
Establishment ID |
Enter the establishment ID or select an ID by selecting the search icon. |
Date Created |
System generated. |
- Select Calculate Status and Dates to calculate the person’s HR, job, or payroll status and the employment dates so that the changes can be reviewed before the component is saved. This button is displayed when changes are made to the effective date or to one of the status fields.
- Select Override Position Data to enter exceptions to the default position data for this person. This opens up the unavailable fields, including Job Code and Depart; entries in these fields can be overridden. For example, the worker might have a higher salary grade than the standard grade that is associated with the position. When Override Position Data is selected, the button becomes Use Position Data, and vice versa. This button is available only on new rows of data.
Note: If the defaults for position-related data are overridden, the employee data must be maintained manually; EmpowHR does not update the position data on the Job Data pages with data from the Add/Update Position Infor component unless Use Position Data is selected.
- Select the Job Information tab. The Add a Person page - Job Information tab is displayed.

Figure 32: Add a Person Page - Job Information Tab
- Complete the fields as follows:
Field |
Description/Instruction |
ID |
Populated with the system-generated ID. |
Empl Record |
Populated with the employee record number (appointment number) for the person. |
Job Information |
Description/Instruction |
Effective Date |
Populated based on the data selected on the Work Location tab. |
Effective Sequence |
System generated. |
Job Indicator |
Populated based on the data selected on the Work Location tab. |
Action |
Populated based on the data selected on the Work Location tab. |
Reason Code |
Populated based on the data selected on the Work Location tab. |
*Job Code |
Required field. Populated based on the job code specified for the position associated with this person, the system enters a default job code and cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data on the Work Location tab. If the person is not assigned to a position, enter the job code or select a code by selecting the search icon. Note: If this person is attached to a labor agreement on the Job Labor tab and that labor agreement is associated with job codes, a job code that is valid for the labor agreement must be selected. |
Entry Date |
Populated with the date on which the person is first assigned to this job code. If you are using position management, this field cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data on the Work Location tab. |
Supervisor Level |
If the person is not assigned to a position, enter the supervisor level or select a level by selecting the search icon. Supervisor levels are a class of positions that represent levels of some managerial or supervisory significance and can be used as another type of employee identifier. If a specified supervisor level of this position is associated with this person, the system enters a default supervisor level and this field cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data on the Work Location tab. |
Reports To |
Displays the position number, title, and name of the manager associated with this position. If a specified "reports to" number for this position is associated with this person, the system enters a default value and this field cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data on the Work Location tab. If the person is not assigned to a position and is assigned a reports to ID to a Department in the Department Table, a default reports to ID appears. If the person is not assigned to a position, enter the reports to ID or select an ID by selecting the search icon. |
*Regular/Temporary |
Required field. Populated based on the position number entered or selected and cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data on the Work Location tab. |
*Full/Part |
Required field. Populated based on the position number entered or selected and cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data on the Work Location tab. If the person is not assigned to a position, select the applicable value from the drop-down menu. Valid values are Full-time and Part-time. |
Empl Class |
Select the employee class from the drop-down list. |
*Officer Code |
Required field. Select the Officer Code from the drop-down list. |
*Regular Shift |
Required field. Populated based on the position number associated with the person and cannot be modified. The data can be overridden by selecting Override Position Data on the Work Location tab. Select the appropriate shift if the worker is working shifts. If the worker does not work shifts, leave the Shift Rate and Factor fields blank. The default value is N/A. |
Shift Rate |
Enter the Shift Rate information. |
Shift Factor |
Enter the Shift Factor information. |
Standard Hours |
Instruction |
Standard Hours |
Enter the number of standard hours. |
Work Period |
Enter the Work Period or select a work period by selecting the search icon. |
FTE |
Enter the full-time equivalent (FTE) information. |
Contract # |
Description/Instruction |
Contract Number |
Enter the contract number or select a number by selecting the search icon. |
Contract Type |
Populated information that corresponds with contract number entered or selected. |
- Select the USA icon to display the fields in the USA section. The Add a Person page - Job Information tab - USA section is displayed.
Figure 33: Add a Person Page - Job Information Tab - USA Section
- Complete the fields as follows:
USA |
Instruction |
*FLSA Status |
Required field. Select the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status from the drop-down list. Valid values are Exmpt and Nonexempt. Defaults to Invalid Value. |
*EEO Class |
Required field. Select the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) class from the drop-down list. |
Work Day Hours |
Enter the work day hours. |
At this point, the following options are available:
Step |
Description |
Select OK |
Saves the record. |
Select Cancel |
Cancels the record. |
Select Apply |
Saves the record and sends it to NFC for processing. |
Select Previous Tab |
Views the data on the previous tab. |
Select Next Tab |
Views the data on the next tab. |
Select Refresh |
Refreshes the page. |