How to setup a leave pay earning line with a method of calculation
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Setting up you Methods of Calculation to automatically calculate Leave Pay amounts, ensures accurate and efficient processing to complete you payroll.

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How to create a Leave Pay earning line with a method of calculation
From the main menu:
  • Payroll
  • Definitions
  • Earning Definitions (Change Mode)
Create an earning line called Leave Pay (if not already defined) with the following:
  • Type of Earning - Calculated 
  • When Taxable – Weekly
  • BCEA – Standard Fixed
  • IRP5 code – 3601
  • Included for SDL (Full)

Ensure that the method of calculation has also been setup and that all the relevant employees have been linked to the method.

From the main menu:
  • Payroll
  • Definitions
  • Methods of Calculation
  • Click on Add 
  • Select the Leave Pay earning line - enter 1 as the method number
  • On the next screen, select calculation from the dropdown list
Below the 'Fixed Amount' block, click in the block in line with ‘Enter Method of Calculation or Formula for Calculated Amount’,   type the following:
  • On first line: E011, press Enter
  • Select "multiply", then type LP, press Enter

            (LP refers to the number of Leave Pay weeks being activated/number of weeks the employee will be away for)

  • Enter again to close
  • Enter a short description 
  • When to be Effective is ‘Always’ - then choose to close
  • System will ask to recalculate, select Yes

Employees may be linked to the method via a global activation or individually on the MC screen.

Global Activation linking to Leave Pay calculation

  1. From the Main Menu, go to Payroll
  2. Select Global Activation
  3. Choose Methods of Calculation.
  4. Select the Leave Pay earning line.
  5. Select the method to calculate Leave Pay and follow the onscreen prompts. 

Individual employee linking

  1. From the Main Menu, go to Payroll.
  2. Select Payslip Information Payroll.
  3. Select the employee from the list.
  4. In the routing block type MC and press Enter.
  5. On the Leave Pay Earning line, double click in the MC column
  6. Select the method to link the employee to
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