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APS Compensation: Pay Raise Requests That Move Without Anyone Chasing Them
Stop managing pay raise requests over email. APS gives managers a direct path to request, route, and approve increases automatically.
Compensation Decisions That Move at the Speed Your Business Needs
Streamline your compensation management with automated workflows that allow managers to request pay increases directly through a self-service portal, supported by actionable peer pay data for informed decision-making.
96%
Quality of Support
Give Managers Ownership of Pay Requests
Your managers know who's earned a raise. Now they have a direct way to request one, without copying HR on a dozen emails first.
Cut the Time Between Request and Decision
No more waiting for someone to forward an email or track down a signature. Requests route to the right approvers automatically.
Approve Pay With the Full Picture
Approvers see how a proposed raise stacks up against peers and position ranges before they click approve. No second-guessing.
Keep Every Decision on the Record
Every request, approval, and denial is logged with who acted and when. If anyone asks why a raise was approved, you have it.
How It Works
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Managers submit pay increase requests from their employee self-service portal. They can request for one person or their entire team, adding the requested amount and any context for the approver.
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The request goes straight to the first approver in your chain. HR doesn’t forward anything. No one falls through the cracks.
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Each approver gets a clear view of the request and decides. Approve and it moves forward. Deny and it stops. Either way, the process is clean and documented.
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Once every required approver signs off, the pay increase applies in APS right away or on a future date your team sets. No extra steps.
- Submit Pay Increase
- Increase is Approved
Pay Increase Applied!
Thousands of businesses have saved millions of hours with APS.
98%
CSAT Score
75
Net Promoter Score
Compensation Product Features
Individual and Bulk Request Submission
Managers can request raises one at a time through the Staff Dashboard or batch multiple employees through the Comp Change Dashboard. Either way, APS shows the updated rate and projected annual impact before they submit, so no one is surprised by the cost after the fact.
Multi-Tier Approval with Threshold Routing
Not every raise needs three sign-offs. Configure up to three manager approval tiers in APS, then set thresholds so routine increases move quickly and larger ones automatically get the extra review they warrant.
Request vs. Position Comparison Graph
Before approvers decide, they see exactly where the proposed rate lands relative to peers and position pay ranges. The comparison graph sits right next to the approve or deny action, so every decision is informed and no one has to pull a separate report.
Full Request History and Audit Trail
Every request tells a complete story: who asked, who approved or denied, what was said, and when. Managers track pending requests in real time and can cancel before final approval. When audits come, the record is already there.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can submit a pay increase request in APS?
Any manager with the appropriate permissions in APS can submit compensation change requests for their direct reports through the employee self-service portal. A Payroll Administrator configures this permission in APS.
Can managers request pay increases for multiple employees at once?
Yes. The Comp Change Dashboard in the employee self-service portal lets managers select multiple employees and submit rate increase requests in a single workflow. Managers choose a dollar amount or percentage increase, add optional comments for the approver, and review an estimated annual impact before sending the request.
What happens after a manager submits a pay increase request?
The request routes automatically to the first configured approver. Each approver in the chain must act before the request advances to the next tier. Once all required approvals are complete, the pay increase takes effect immediately or on the future effective date set during approval. If any approver denies the request, the process closes and no pay change occurs.
Can I require more approvals for larger pay increases?
Yes. APS Compensation supports threshold-based routing, which lets you configure the number of required manager approvals to vary based on the size of the pay change. A 5% raise might require one manager approval before reaching a Payroll Administrator, while a 25% raise could require all three manager tiers first.
Is there an audit trail for compensation change requests?
Yes. APS maintains a full record of every compensation request, including who submitted it, who approved or denied it at each tier, when each action occurred, and any comments provided throughout the process. This history is available in the Compensation Change Dashboard in APS.
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