What is 'home country' in SAP PA-GE - Management of Global Employees?

home country - Overview

• Component: PA-GE

• Component Name: Management of Global Employees

• Description: A country in which an employee has a personnel assignment and from which he or she is sent on a global assignment. The home country is not necessarily the employee's country of origin or sending country. &EXAMPLE& An employee who comes from Australia originally works for an American enterprise. He works for his home enterprise as an expatriate for three years in the United Kingdom and then for a further three years in the Netherlands. In this case, the USA is both home country and sending country. The United Kingdom is also a sending country but not the home country.

home country - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  The home country in SAP is a term used to refer to the country in which an employee is legally employed. This is typically the country in which the employee resides and works. In the PA-GE Management of Global Employees component, the home country is used to determine the applicable payroll rules and regulations for an employee. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The home country is set up in the system when an employee is created. This information can be found in the employee master data. The home country should be updated whenever an employee changes their residence or employment status. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting up an employee’s home country, it is important to ensure that all applicable payroll rules and regulations are taken into account. This will help ensure that the employee’s payroll is calculated correctly. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The home country is also used to determine the applicable tax rules and regulations for an employee. It is important to ensure that all applicable tax rules and regulations are taken into account when setting up an employee’s home country.