How to change Base Hourly's default value

HI @catherinehu,

Thank you for your post.

If you wish to update or change the Base Hourly default value, you can go to:

• Card File command Centre and click Card List
• Click the Employee tab
• Click the blue zoom arrow to open the applicable employee's card
• Click the Payroll Details tab
• Click Wages
• Change the Employee's Annual Salary or Hourly Rate

You can also check on this Help Article: Changing an employee's salary or hourly rate, for more information. 

If you still need further assistance or if you have other questions or concerns, feel free to contact us again or create a new post. 

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Kind Regards, 

Cel

Hi Cel,

Thanks for your reply, but unfortunately this is not what I wanted.

You shown me how to change Hourly Rate, but I want to change the Base Hourly default value under Payroll Details > Standard Pay.

Any idea?

Hi catherinehu 

MYOB developers decided you cannot change the default to 0. Under Setup > General Payroll Information you can set this to 0.01 but not 0.

On the employees Wages tab the minimum hours is 0.01. However you can set the actual hours to 0.00 on the Standard Pays tab of the employee. And this seems to save. 

If you set the defaults to 0.01, this reduces the risk of forgetting to adjust on the Standard pays screen for a new employee. 0.01 will stand out more than 76.

Regards

Gavin

Hi catherinehu,

Thank you for getting back to us.

My apologies for my initial response, as I provided the process on how to change the hourly rate instead of base hourly rate. I agree with gavin12345, you are unable to change it to 0 as the minimum wage hours is set to 0.01. You can only adjust the employee's real hours to 0.00 in the Standard Pays tab.

Feel free to post again if you need further help. 

Kind Regards, 

Cel

OK, it it cannot be done. I give up. Thanks for your replies.

Hi catherinehu,

I understand that you're feeling frustrated right now. Sorry for the inconvenience. You can suggest improvements/enhancements to our product through the ideas and exchange in our community forum, after you have submitted your idea, other customers and MYOB staff can vote on it to show impact to our product development teams. Or if you still need further assistance in the future, you can contact us again or create a new post.

Kind Regards, 

Cel

Would love to get the reason MYOB has put this restriction on. Couple of times I have missed changing it and overpaid someone. Very annoying.

Hi Lamica,

⁠Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this matter.

I can understand the frustration that can arise from accidentally overpaying someone due to overlooking the default value. The base hourly default value is established from the employee's standard pay settings, which is aimed at maintaining consistency and precision in payroll calculations.

In my exploration, I've found that while you can adjust the hourly rate and default hours within the pay cycle to different values, the software prevents setting them to zero, issuing an error message: "The hours in the (pay cycle) pay period must be greater than zero." You'll need to enter 0.01 to zero out the hours worked in the standard pay. It's important to double-check the standard pay section to ensure the accuracy of any changes made before proceeding with a pay run. This precaution helps to avoid any potential errors and ensures smooth payroll processing.

Feel free to post again if you need further assistance.

Cheers,

Princess