In which scenarios can a person hold multiple jobs?

In which scenarios can a person hold multiple jobs?

A person can have multiple jobs when:
i) More than one active contingent worker or employment instance exists
ii) A substantive job and an additional assignment exists when the substantive job is not suspended

A person will not have multiple jobs when:
i) Has a contingent worker instance and an employment instance
ii) A substantive job and a temporary job when the substantive job is suspended

A person X works for the Sales dept as Sales manager. He takes up a temporary assignment in the same department for a new product launch for three months as a contractor. Does he have multiple jobs?

No, the person does not hold multiple jobs. If person X is an employee in the organization and takes up a temporary assignment, a new assignment row can be added for the person. This row will have a different employee record to differentiate the primary and secondary job instance. Person X will remain to be an employee for these three months.

In which situation can a person’s HR status be inactive and still the payroll being run? Vice versa?

If the employee has an action of termination with pay then the payroll will still run however the HR status will be inactive. If employee has an action of Leave of absence then HR status will be active but payroll will not be run since employee is on leave.