Payday Super - Reminders for authorisation
I am quite surprised that it doesn't already exist - but there needs to be a function or something that can be set up for authorising payday super payments. We had set up payday super early to do a trial, and still been paying super monthly as we previously were, but last month it got missed because the authoriser forgot to authorise it in MYOB - but there was no reminder or anything to flag that it still hadn't been authorised... So it just sat there until we realised, and we ended up having to pay two lots in one month. The suggestion of a manual workaround (to add to the other millions of those we currently have) seems silly when the software already offers invoice reminders etc. Surely this can be streamlined in an update before July hits?
Pay Super - ability to future date
With upcoming changes to Payday Super it would be extremely beneficial to be able to create a superannuation payment with a future date, authorise today and the payment is not taken out of the bank account until the future date. I often do payroll in advance when going on leave. With Payday super we need to pay super on the day of payroll. The current Pay Super in MYOB means that although the Pay Super is for a date in advance, that is effectively ignored and the money comes out of the bank account on the date it is authorised. This will put pressure on bookkeepers/payroll staff to have to either login on the payday to authorise super, or put cashflow pressure on businesses to pay super in advance of the payroll which seems illogical.
Employment Leave Bill
With the proposed New Employment Leave Bill currently under discussion, I'd be interested to hear where MYOB is from a payroll provider perspective. Has MYOB started assessing the potential system changes that may be required, and is there any guidance on what payroll teams should be doing now to prepare if the Bill becomes legislation? It would also be great to hear from other payroll professionals — how are you planning ahead for these potential changes? Are there any key areas you are reviewing or preparing for within your payroll processes and systems? Any insights, timelines, or recommendations from MYOB and the wider payroll community would be greatly appreciated.
Opt-out of Benefit program in Flare
I like the option to use MYOB for electronic onboarding and had noticed the tick box for flare benefits ticked by default. I always unticked this as we do not wish to be a middleman for services or benefits that are unvetted by us. It seems that Flare is still getting the information and may contact staff for offers even if we have unticked the box during the invite. I also find it objectionable to have this ticked by default. This should be opt-in and not opt-out. Please change this to prevent data leaks now or in the future.NZ Payroll - Payday filing weekly
If weekly payday filing gets rejected (for any reason) is it possible to receive an email or a type of notification advising straight away. This was not something I thought that I needed to check on a weekly basis and assumed everything was right until a had a mix up with employee tax numbers and I had 6 payday filings rejected! Hence, I received a call from Inland Revenue 6 weeks later asking why I hadn't submitted my weekly filing and went on to charge me late filing fees, + interest. A simple notification would have saved me a lot of manual work and fees and the problem would have been solved after the first rejection. Thank you for considering my request. Angela.
Option to add other pay items in MYOB Team timesheets
We have recently started using MYOB Team for some of our staff to submit their timesheets. How would we manage this when a public holiday occurs? It seems employees can only enter their working hours or request leave, but when a public holiday occurs (not worked), how will employees enter this on their timesheets? Or does this have to be manually entered before processing the payroll? We also have apprentices that attend TAFE - we like to record these days in a separate pay item than just normal time worked so we have a record of whether the apprentice was physically at work or if they were at TAFE. Similar idea with things such as community service leave (most commonly jury duty in our company) or other types of leave that don't necessarily accrue week to week but employees are entitled to (compassionate leave, etc.). They seem to only be able to submit leave requests for leave entitlements in which they are accruing - like annual leave and personal leave. I was hoping MYOB teams could have our staff complete their timesheets in a more in-depth self serve manner, and all I would need to do in payroll is make sure their manager has approved their timesheet and complete a final check to make sure there is sufficient leave accruals, etc.
