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Hi Jo8,
Thank you for your patience and understanding on this issue and your effort in sending a screenshot is very much appreciated.
As for changing the day's work of your employee from 5 days to 3 days, this cannot be changed since the working days are set to 5 days. You will need to set up the annual salary of the employee. When the employee changes working days, you can change the working hours during the pay run but you will need to enter the annual salary so the system will calculate the correct rates for pay defaults.
When entering an employee's Normal rate (on the Employment Details tab), MYOB Payroll automatically calculates the Annual Full Time Equivalent Salary field. This calculation is based on the Default Hours per day and Days per Year set in Payroll. In the Annual Full Time Equivalent Salary field is showing the wrong amount, you need to check the Default Hours per Day and Days per Year settings to find the error.
To check this settings:
- Go to the Tools menu and choose Options.
- Click the General tab.
- Confirm the values in the Default Hours per Day and Days per Year fields.

Feel free to contact us again if you still need further assistance or if you have questions or concerns. We are more than happy to help.
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Kind Regards,
Cel
Hi Celia
I have tried changing the Default Hours per Day but the system does not allow me to change it. I see you snipped the page - can you change the Default Hours per Day to 3 and resnip so i can see how it calculates ?
If I am unable to correct this then can you please suggest how I can resolve this issue?
- Celia_B2 years agoMYOB Staff
Hi Jo8,
Thank you for the update and sorry for late response.
In this matter, since the working days are fixed 5 days, it is not possible to change it from 5 days to 3 days. The only way to fix this issue is work on your gross earnings to be able to adjust the pay from 5 days to 3 days.
Feel free to post again if you need further assistance. We are happy to help.
Kind Regards
Cel
- Jo82 years agoExperienced User
Hi
Could you please let me know how to do this? "work on your gross earnings to be able to adjust the pay from 5 days to 3 days"
Thanks
- Genreve_S2 years agoMYOB Moderator
Hi Jo8,
Thank you for bringing your concern to the forum and I apologize for the delay in response.I understand the challenges you're facing in adjusting your employee's workday from 5 days to 3 days. Since you've already made adjustments in the leave tab, the leave calculations should be correct moving forward. Unfortunately, there's no direct way to adjust the wage calculation days. The most effective workaround would be to modify the normal rate for that employee.
Please feel free to reach out if you need any further assistance.
Thanks,
Genreve
- Celia_B2 years agoMYOB Staff
Hi Jo8,
We just want to check back with you regarding your concern about changing the working days of your employee. Have you tried to check on your gross earnings to be able to adjust the days worked? If you still need assistance with this, please feel free to contact us again or create a new post. We are more than happy to help.
Kind Regards,
Cel
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