Earnings period
Concerns earnings period for salary and other benefits.
About the earnings period
In the a-melding, you may provide information about the earnings period for all types of salary and other benefits, but this is not obligatory.
For benefits where you have to specify “period”, you may also specify the earnings period.
If you provide information about the earnings period, both the start date and the end date for the earnings period must be included in the a-melding for that month.
Why specify earnings period
- the earnings period provides information about when a benefit is earned
- salary and other benefits you specify in the a-melding may be earned in a different period than the month for which you are submitting the a-melding
- NAV uses information about earnings period when they assess rights and obligations
- if you specify the earnings period, your employees or other income recipients don't need to provide this information to NAV themselves
- with information about the earnings period, hours linked to amounts will be distributed correctly in the Aa Register
Start and end dates
When you specify the earnings period, the start and end dates must be within the same reporting month.
If the earnings period extends over several months, the earnings period and the amount must be split up. You must then specify the part of the benefit that falls within a reporting month along with the associated amount.
Start date for the earnings period
The start date for the earnings period is the date when the performance of the work, service or benefit that the specified amount is intended to cover began.
The start date for the earnings period always applies from and including the date stated in the a-melding.
End date for the earnings period
The end date for the earnings period is the date when the performance of the work, service or benefit that the specified amount is intended to cover ended.
The end date for the earnings period always applies up to and including the date stated in the a-melding.
Examples of earnings periods within the same calendar month
A service company must submit information about salary for one of its employees. The salary has been earned during the period 1 January 2018 to 24 January 2018. The earned amount is NOK 10,000.
| A-melding for January | |
| Start date for earnings period | 1 January 2018 |
| End date for earnings period | 24 January 2018 |
| Amount | NOK 10,000 |
They also enter other mandatory information for the month.
Examples of earnings periods covering several calendar months
A laundry must specify salary for one of its employees. The salary has been earned during the period 1 January 2018 to 28 February 2018. The earned amount is NOK 10,000, split between 50 per cent in January and 50 per cent in February.
| A-melding for January | |
| Start date for earnings period | 1 January 2018 |
| End date for earnings period | 31 January 2018 |
| Amount | NOK 5,000 |
They also enter other mandatory information for the month.
| A-melding for February | |
| Start date for earnings period | 1 February 2018 |
| End date for earnings period | 28 February 2018 |
| Amount | NOK 5,000 |
They also enter other mandatory information for the month.
What we use the information for
NAV uses information about an earnings period to determine when a benefit has been earned. The information will be able to affect rights and obligations for both the employee and the employer.
