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BineBarDining
Experienced Cover User
3 years ago

Merging Payroll Categories

Hi Brains Trust

 

With changes to our industry award every year or so, payroll categories are duplicated when importing from our timesheeting system. Is there a way of MERGING payroll categories that are exactly the same bar a extra space in the description?

 

Thanks

Simone

  • Sam_R's avatar
    Sam_R
    Former Staff

    Hi BineBarDining,

     

    Thank you for your post.

     

    If you were wanting to merge payroll categories and they are the exact same, the only way I would know how to do this would be to transfer the YTD totals (hours & $) from 1 category to the other with a payroll adjustment, similar to the steps in the Adjusting leave entitlements help article. However, you would be transferring the YTD $ figure AND the YTD hours by placing a negative total hours and $ in the payroll category you're transferring from, and a positive figure in the payroll category you're transferring to. The net pay should then zero out and balance, and no super or PAYG should be calculated 

     

    Hope this helps, but do let me know if you need further assistance with that, or if I have misunderstood your query. 

     

    If my response has answered your enquiry please click "Accept as Solution" to assist other users find this information.

    • BineBarDining's avatar
      BineBarDining
      Experienced Cover User

      Hi Sam

       

      Thank you for the suggestion, however that won't work as there is last year data as well. Even if the payroll category isn't used over financial years, it isn't removed from the employees timesheets. 

       

      Can this be recommended as an improvement? Much like General Ledger accounts can be merged, this would be a handy inclusion.

      • Sam_R's avatar
        Sam_R
        Former Staff

        Hi BineBarDining,

         

        Thanks for letting me know, sorry that does not work for your situation. 

         

        Unfortunately, there wouldn't be a way to do this currently, however, you can put this suggestion forward to our developers for a potential future enhancement via the Idea Exchange Board

         

        If there was anything further I could assist with, please feel free to reach out.