Available for the following Payroll plans: Standard, Premium
The Payment File Setting feature allows you to set up your organisation's payment file details to pay your employees electronically. You can also use this feature to edit any previously created payment file settings and delete any records that are no longer relevant.
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Getting started
- Log into your Employment Hero Payroll platform.
- Click the Business Settings menu.
- Click the Payroll Settings submenu.
- Click the Payment Files button.
- Click the Add button.
- Complete the following fields:
- File format
- Account Name
- Account number
- Bank
- Branch code
- Lodgement reference
- Number of business days payment file is processed prior to date paid
- Click the Save button.
Edit or delete a payment file
- Log into your Employment Hero Payroll platform.
- Click the Business Settings menu.
- Click the Payroll Settings submenu.
- Click the Payment Files button.
- Click the Payment File that needs to be edited.
- Make the required changes and then click the Save button.
- Log into your Employment Hero Payroll platform.
- Click the Business Settings menu.
- Click the Payroll Settings submenu.
- Click the Payment Files button.
- Refer to the relevant Payment File then click the Delete button (the red icon that looks an 'x')
- Click the OK button.
Further information
| Platform Field Name. | Required. | Definition. |
|---|---|---|
| File format. |
This is a drop-down box that will let you select:
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| Account number. | The account where you make payments from is where you source your account number. This field will accept up to 35 numeric characters. | |
| Account name. | The account where you take payments from is where you source your account name. | |
| Bank. |
The bank where you will make payments from is where you source this information. |
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| Branch code. | The official three-letter abbreviation of the financial institution you make payroll payments from, and usually consists of 3-4 numeric characters. | |
| Lodgement reference. | The description of the payroll payment that will appear on the employee's bank statement for, e.g. payroll or weekly wages. | |
| Number of business days payment file is processed prior to date paid. |
There is a drop-down box that will let you select between 0 and 7 business days. We only consider weekends and/or public holidays where the number of days selected is 0. We use this setting to calculate the value date for the payment file when making salary payments. The platform will calculate the value date automatically (where applicable) using the date paid from the pay run and this setting. |
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| Payment code. |
This field is only relevant to HSBC, e.g. F01, F02. |
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| HSBC Connect Customer ID. | This field is only relevant to HSBC, and you will receive these details from HSBC. | |
| HSBCnet Customer ID. | This field is only relevant to HSBC, and you will receive these details from HSBC. |
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