Update leave categories from the Payroll platform to the HR platform

Available for the following New HR plans: Standard, Premium, Platinum Available for the following user access levels: Employee, Manager, Admin

Leave categories allow your employees to submit time off against a pre-defined criteria.

This article covers the Leave Category feature, which allows you to synchronise your Payroll platform's leave categories and make them selectable in the HR platform. Doing so provides Employment Hero with the latest payroll configuration data so you have the correct leave category data and other information in the HR platform.

Important information for standalone HR platform users

If your organisation uses the HR platform as a standalone system, note that leave categories are now managed through the Payroll platform, and you will therefore need to visit this previous article: Manage leave categories via the standalone HR platform.

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Access the Update From Payroll button

Update leave categories from Payroll
  1. Log in to the Payroll platform.
  2. Click the  Settings menu.
  3. Under Payroll Settings, click the Leave Categories submenu.
  4. Click the Update From Payroll button.
    screenshot of the leave categories screen, with a highlight on the update from payroll button

    You will now see an updated list of your leave categories from your Payroll platform. A category with a red exclamation point icon means it is disabled.

    screenshot of the screen showing updated leave categories from payroll

Important questions

What should I expect after the data has been synchronised?

Once you have connected your Payroll and HR platforms, the HR platform becomes the source of truth for your company settings, payroll settings, and employee file data.

When you first connect the two platforms, the HR platform will pull the leave categories and other relevant data from the Payroll platform into the HR platform. Any changes to leave categories after this initial integration requires you to update your pay schedule data manually.

When an admin deletes a leave category on the HR platform, Employment Hero will synchronise this deletion of leave category from HR to Payroll to ensure that both platforms are aligned.

Why does the leave category show as disabled?

The HR platform will show a leave category as disabled if the data no longer exists on your Payroll platform.

You cannot delete disabled pay categories if you have used them previously in the HR platform.

This is for the purpose of platform data accountability as well as to ensure, when you use the Audit Trail feature, you view the correct history of changes that occurred in the platform.

Can I create or edit leave categories?

Yes: you can create, edit, and manage leave categories in your Payroll platform.

Can I still manage leave requests in the HR platform?

Yes: you can still manage leave in the HR platform. It is only the leave categories that need to be managed in the Payroll platform.

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