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How do I set up work types?

Available for the following plans: Employment Lite, Employment Plus, Employment Unlimited
Available for the following user access levels: Employee, Manager, Admin

This feature allows you to add a work type, specify where this data point will map to, and choose the employee type the Payroll classic platform will enable this data point for automatically. You can also use this feature to edit any previously created work types and remove the information if it is no longer required.

Getting started

Adding a Work Type
  1. Log in to Employment Hero.
  2. Click the Time & Pay Settings menu.
  3. Click the Work Types submenu.
  4. Click the Add button.
    Screenshot of where to click on add button to add a new work type
  5. Complete the following fields:
    • Name.
    • External ID.
    • Automatically enabled for:
      • All employees.
    • Work maps to:
      • Employee's primary pay category.
      • Pay category.
      • Leave category.
      • Apply to pay run as leave accrual.
  6. Click the Save button.

Maintain

Editing a Work Type
  1. Log in to Employment Hero.
  2. Click the Time & Pay Settings menu.
  3. Click the Work Types submenu.
  4. Click the pen icon on the Work Type that needs editing.
    Screenshot of where to click on the pen icon to edit an existing work type
  5. Make the required changes and click the Save button.
Deleting a work type
  1. Log in to Employment Hero.
  2. Click the Time & Pay Settings menu.
  3. Click the Work Types submenu.
  4. Click the bin icon on the Work Type that needs deleting.
    Screenshot of where to click on the bin icon to delete an existing work type

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