Personnel area is an orgnzational unit which represents 
specific area of the company oraganized accoridng to the 
aspects of Personnel administration, time management and 
payroll

payscale area is the geographical location where payscale 
type is valid

If I had 1000 areas, would i create 1000 pay scale areas
ANSWER: NO

No need  creat 1000 payscale areas.

hi,

     personnel area: personal area describes the 
geographical location where an organization perform its 
activities.

payroll area: payroll area groups togehter employees to 
whome the payroll is run on the same date. 

no need to create 1000 payroll areas, because payroll area 
contains an employees from different personal area.

regards,
Ashok

Personnel Area:It denotes broad classification of the 
company accross zeographical boundaries with specifc 
reference to hr policies & procedures.

Pay scale Area:It represents the zeographical region to 
which a pay scale or collective agreement applies. 2 cha 
code
ex:
Pay scale area for Bangalore in Metal industry