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How do I process a pay if an employee in NOT required to work on a Public holiday

For example, if an employee normally works 40 hours in a pay period and the pay period includes a Public Holiday (8 hours) on which the employee is not required to work.

1. Change ordinary time to 32 hours

2. Enter in 8 hours under Public Holiday

3. Make sure the rate is correct - it cannot be less than the employee's relevant daily pay.

4. Complete the pay as normal.

How do I process a pay if an employee is required to work on a Public Holiday?

For example, if the employee normally works 40 hours inclusive of a Public Holiday (8 hours) and the employee is required to work on the Public Holiday.

1. Change ordinary time to 32 hours

2. Enter in 8 hours under Public Holiday.

3. Enter in 8 hours in Time and Half.

4. Enter negative 8 in Alternative Holidays (to give them the day in Lieu)

5. Complete the pay as normal

How do I process multiple pay periods in  the one pay run?

It is important that the emplouee is taxed correctly when you are paying multiple pay periods in the one one pay run.

You need to:

1. Enter the hours into Ordinary hours, Annual Leave, Statutory Hours etc.

2. Click on rate of the PAYE and then click tax Override on the the right hand side.

3. Take the total Gross Pay and divide this by their normal weekly wage to discover how many weeks it is for and enter this with   their currect Tax Code.

4. Process the Pay as normal.

How do I process Pays in Advance?

You can process Pays in Advance so you can have an enjoyable holiday knowing the pays are done. You need to:

1. Enter the Finish date of the first pay.

2. Enter the hours etc you want to pay.

3. Complete the reports and finalise the pay.

4. Enter the Finish Date fo the second pay.

5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 again.

Note: If you import the direct credit file to the bank. Perform the import between each pay as the file will overwrite.

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