Guide: Applying a pay rate template update

How it works

Pay rates templates allow you to group pay rates together so you can assign them to employees in one instance. This will reduce the administrative time you spend on managing the many disparate pay rates your employees could be under.

Sometimes your pay rates may require updating because of changes in pay conditions or interpretations. When this occurs you will just need to update the data within the pay rate template within the payroll platform and then sync these changes over to the HR platform.

Availability

HR Plan:   Free   Standard   Premium   Platinum
Payroll Plan:   Standard   Premium

What you need to do

There are three steps that an administrator needs to complete, to apply a pay rate template update. An administrator needs to complete these actions on both the Employment Hero HR and Payroll platforms. The three steps are:

Step 1: Updating a pay rate template

Pay rates templates allow you to group pay rates together so you can assign them to employees in one instance. These templates may require updating because of changes in pay conditions or interpretations.

The steps on how to undertake this are:

  1. Log into Employment Hero Payroll.
  2. Click the Business Settings menu.
  3. Click the Payroll Settings submenu.
  4. Click the Pay Rate Template button.
  5. Click on the Pay Rate Template that needs updating.
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  6. Update the following fields if they have changed:
    • Name.
    • Primary pay catergory.
  7.  In the pay rates table complete the following columns if they have change:
    • Enabled.
    • Rate.
    • Super Rate.
  8. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save button.
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Step 2: Importing the pay rate template

The HR platform is the source of truth for your company settings, payroll settings, and employee file data. In order for you to apply the latest pay rate template updates to your employees, it requires you to import manually the updated information from the payroll platform.

The steps on how to undertake this are:

  1. Click the General Settings menu. 
  2. Click the Add-ons submenu. 
  3. Click the Actions button. 
  4. Click the Update button. 
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  5. In the Pay Items section, click the Update from Payroll button. 
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    Helpful Hint

    The Pay Items section will now show a green Updated button. This means the HR platform has successfully imported your pay items from the payroll platform.

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Step 3: Viewing the employee file

The HR platform is the source of truth for your company settings, payroll settings, and employee file data. What this means is you can view that the employee has the correct pay rate template applied through their employee file in the HR platform.

The steps on how to undertake this are:

  1. Log into Employment Hero.
  2. Click the Personnel menu.
  3. Click the Employees submenu.
  4. Click the Employee's Name that needs their pay rate template viewed.
  5. Click the Pay Details button.
  6. Click the Salary History tab.
  7. Click the Action button.
  8. Click the Edit button.
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    Helpful Hint

    You will see the employees pay rate template details on your screen.

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