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November 2019
November 2019
I have a bit of a tricky scenario that I need some help with please. We have an employee on worker's comp that has completed the first 26 weeks of average earnings payments. I have now been instructed by the insurance company to only pay 65% of average earnings. The average earnings is a combination of base hourly and overtime so when paid at the full rate, the payroll system currently picks up the base hourly for Superannuation Guarantee while on Worker's Comp. My problem is how do I set up the system to pay only 65% of average earnings and only pick up the base hourly component for the Super Guarantee.
I think I might need a new payroll category that reduces by 65%. If this is the case, will I need four new payroll categories to reduce base hourly, overtime 1.5, overtime 1.75 and overtime 2.0 by 65%.
Changing standard pay in the card file is not an option as we import payroll from our project management system.
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November 2019
November 2019
Hi @CTL
If I have understood the situation correctly, you basically want a payroll set up like the following pay:
I've removed PAYG for this particular pay to keep it simple
The following has been achieved by:
November 2019
November 2019
Hi @Steven_M
Thanks for your reply. Sorry, it appears my post was a tad confusing. Here is the break down of the wages:
Average wages: $1,400.00 ($1,064.00 base hourly and $336.00 overtime).
Reduced wages: $1,400.00 x 65% = $910.00 ($691.60 base hourly and $218.40 overtime).
How do I pay super guarantee on $691.60? Can I reduce the original hourly rate of $28.00 x 65% = $18.20 or is there another way of doing it? Thanks Steven, I appreciate your help with this.
November 2019
November 2019
Hi @CTL
Sorry I did slightly misinterpret the original enquiry based on the information that was originally provided.
If you want the superannuation to be calculated on the reduced wage amount then you would be looking at creating a wages payroll transaction that has the employee linked to it which is based on the reduced amount. You would also need to ensure that calculation basis for your superannuation category is set to be x% of gross wages and have ensured that the new category is NOT exempt i.e. NOT ticked in the exempt window of that superannuation category.
By doing this, you will have another payroll category on the employee's pay that you would place the number of hours against, which will pay them the reduced amount and have superannuation calculate on that reduced amount.