| | How to activate leave pay in a bi-weekly payroll |
| Description | In a bi-weekly or fortnightly payroll, one pay period refers to ‘two weeks'. This is especially important to remember, for when an employee goes on leave for a length of time that does not cover a full pay "period" i.e two weeks. |
| Resolution | Calculating the number of weeks to activate Leave Pay
| Current bi-week | Bi-week 1 | Bi-week 2 | | Week 1 Week 2 | Week 1 Week 2 | Week 1 Week 2 | | At work At work | On leave On leave | On leave At work | | Pay 3 weeks of leave pay. Activate 1 period of LP. Deduct 1 extra weeks’ worth of deductions. | The payslip screen will be frozen for this biweek. | Pay 1 week's wage only and ensure that only 1 weeks' worth of deductions reflect. |
Review methods that include Leave Pay calculations
- Change the Leave Pay method to calculate 1 week’s Wage multiplied by the actual weeks on Leave
 EXAMPLE: RT * 40 (hours per week) * 3 (weeks on leave) * LP/LP
Activate Leave Pay periods - Activate 1 period of Leave (2 weeks)
- The deductions will have to be adjusted manually to include the extra week, or the extra week’s deductions can be deducted in the first live week
- The employee’s payslip will not be frozen for 1 period. In the 2nd period only 1 week’s Wage will be paid in the bi-week
- If the deductions have not been adjusted in the 1st period, deduct the remainder of the deductions in the 2nd period
 NOTE: A "period" refers to a bi-week which is made up of 2 weeks.
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