Should I include interns, working students or freelancers in the dataset?
For now, we don’t integrate interns, working students, freelancers etc. into our dataset. In general, the focus is on full-time employees and their annual salaries.
What if students, interns, freelancers or interim employees have been imported?
Students, interns & freelancers
Students, interns, and freelancers should be skipped in mapping, as Figures does not support comparing them.
If your HRIS integration tracks occupation types, these roles will automatically appear as "skipped" in your employee import tab. Students and interns can be mapped later if they transition to full-time roles, but freelancers will remain skipped.
Interim employees
Full-time employees temporarily doing an interim role can remain on Figures, mapped to their current compensated position. However, employees with actual interim contracts should be excluded, as their higher salary due to short-term contracts doesn't align with regular employee comparisons.
What should I do for part-time employees?
If you want to benchmark part-time employees, convert them to full-time equivalents (FTE) on Figures. Ensure your HRIS is integrated, with a field for FTE values. If the FTE scale differs, contact your Customer Success Manager.
Go to Data & Integrations
In your HRIS integration, scroll to the Custom Fields section
In the drop down for Full-time equivalent, choose the corresponding field you use in your HRIS
Click Change & save configuration - updates will reflect within 24 hours.
💡 If using a spreadsheet import, manually adjust part-time salaries to FTE for accurate benchmarking.