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Set my employee pay rates on Payroll classic

James Nixon
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EH Content Team

Available for the following plans: Employment Lite, Employment Plus, Employment Unlimited
Available for the following Payroll plans: Standard, Premium

As a payroll Admin, you may have employees who sit under a pay rate template that may need additional earnings line added to calculate correctly their pay entitlements. The Payroll classic platform provides you with a simple way to handle these specific employee requirements, reducing your time spent on payroll administration.

The Employee File Pay Rates feature allows you to add an additional earnings line, specify the pay category, the earnings per run, and the super rate. You can also use this feature to edit any previously entered information and delete any data that is no longer required.

Getting started

Setup leave setting calculation
  1. Click the Employee menu.
  2. Click the List submenu.
  3. Click on the employee who needs their leave calculation setup.
  4. Click the Pay Rates button.
  5. Choose from the following RDP/ADP calculation methods:
    • Relevant daily pay.
    • Average daily pay.
  6. Choose from the following OWP calculation methods:
    • OWP agreed rate.
    • OPW 4 weekly pay.
  7. Click the Save button.
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Adding an additional earnings line
  1. Click the Employee menu.
  2. Click the List submenu.
  3. Click on the employee who needs an additional earnings line added.
  4. Click the Pay Rates button.
  5. Click the Add button.
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  6. Complete the following fields:
    • Pay category.
    • Location.
    • Earnings per pay run.
    • Rate in pay run.
    • Notes.
    • This earnings line should be included in:
      • All future pay runs.
      • All pay runs where the pay period starts before.
      • All pay runs until the maximum amount has been reached.
  7. Click the Save button.
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Maintain

Viewing the employee's pay rate template
  1. Click the Employee menu.
  2. Click the List submenu.
  3. Click on the employee who needs their pay rate template viewed.
  4. Click the Pay Rates button.

    Helpful Hint

    You will now see the employee pay rate on your screen.

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Editing an additional earnings line
  1. Click the Employee menu.
  2. Click the List submenu.
  3. Click on the employee who needs their additional earnings line edited.
  4. Click the Pay Rates button
  5. Click the additional earnings line that needs editing. 
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  6. Make the required changes and click the Save button.
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Deleting an additional earnings line
  1. Click the Employee menu.
  2. Click the List submenu.
  3. Click on the employee who needs their additional earnings line deleted.
  4. Click the Pay Rates button.
  5. Click the Delete button. 
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  6. Click the Delete button.
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