Create Allowance
Employee Setup Guide
Use the Allowance Pay Component type to create allowances to be added to an employee's pay during the pay run. Below are examples for On Call and First Aid allowances.
| Field | Description | On Call | First Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay Component Type | Defaults depending on the button selected on the employee record | Allowance | Allowance |
| Pay Component Sub Type | select from drop down or create "new" by clicking on the + symbol if your sub type does not appear for selection | On Call | First Aid |
| Description | Defaults from pay component sub type | On Call | First Aid |
| UOM | Defaults from pay frequency | Month | Month |
| Quantity | if you enter 0 you will need to enter the number of hours during the pay run | 0 | 0 |
| Rate | Amount you want to pay per pay frequency | $100 | $50 |
| Amount | Quantity * Rate | $0 | $0 |
| Amount Per Period | Amount / Number of Periods | | |
| Start Date | Start date that this pay component becomes valid | 01/07/16 | 01/07/16 |
| End Date | Leave blank | ||
| Variable | Will appear in the variable pay components part of the pay run if this is marked. This indicates that the either the quantity or amount may vary between pay periods | Marked | Unmarked |
| OTE | Denotes if the amount contributes to Ordinary Time Earnings and superannuation would be calculated on it | Unmarked | Marked |
| P&L Account | P&L account you want this to post to | Taxable Allowances | Non Taxable Allowances |
| Department | Enter if required. Will default from the Employee record. | ||
| Class | Enter if required. Will default from the Employee record. | ||
| Location | Enter if required. Will default from the Employee record. | ||
| Reference | |||
| Current | Marked | Marked | Marked |
| Customer/Project | |||
| Loading Rate |
Click on Save
To add another Pay Component, go back to step 11. Add Pay Components.
Or, move onto step 12. Finish Up.