How do I solve the Leave category does not exist error in Employment Hero Payroll classic?

Error

Type. Feature. Error Description.
Import conflict. Leave Category. Leave category does not exist on Employment Hero payroll.

Explanation

This error occurs when a leave category does not exist on your Employment Hero (EH) payroll classic platform. When Employment Hero encounters this issue, it will automatically disable the affected leave category.

Important

Employment Hero does not allow you to delete the leave category while there are still employees linked to this data source.

Solution

You can resolve this error by adding the leave category to your EH payroll classic platform and then updating the data stored on Employment Hero.

Interactive steps

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Written steps

Resolve this error
  1. Log into your Employment Hero Payroll classic platform.
  2. Click the   Business Settings menu.
  3. Click the Payroll Settings submenu.
  4. Click the   Leave Category button.
  5. Click the Add button.
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  6. Complete the following fields:
    • Name.
    • External ID.
    • Leave loading.
    • Leave category type:
      • Standard.
      • Statutory sick leave.
      • Statutory maternity leave.
      • Statutory paternity leave.
      • Statutory parental bereavement leave.
    • Employee leave balance:
      • Tracked.
      • Not tracked.
    • Payment setup:
      • Basic.
      • Don't pay for the leave taken.
      • Report the earnings for the leave taken against another pay category.
      • Custom.
      • 52 week average calculation.
  7. Click the Save button.
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  8. Log in to your Employment Hero platform.
  9. Click the   Payroll Settings menu.
  10. Click the Leave Categories submenu.
  11. Click the   Update From Payroll button.
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    Helpful Hint

    The Leave Categories page will now show a grey   Updated button. This means Employment Hero has successfully imported your leave categories from the payroll classic platform.

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