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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
The following article explains how to change the pay frequency of any or all of your employees.  
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The following article explains how to change the pay frequency of any or all of your employees.
  
 
== More Information ==
 
== More Information ==
Go to {{Menu|Systems|Payroll|Payroll Parameters/Maintenance|Employee Amendments}}.
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Go to {{PayrollMaintenance|Add or Edit Employees}}.
* Enter the code for the employee who needs a pay frequency change.
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* Search for an employee by name and click {{Button|Search}} or click {{Button|Search}} to bring up all employees.
* Press {{KeyPress|PGDN}} three times to take you to Page 4 of the Employee record (Headed - Basic Pay).
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* Select the employee and click {{Button|Edit}}.
* On the {{DataPrompt|Payment Frequency}} field, enter the appropriate frequency using one of the following options:
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* Select the {{Tab|Basic Pay}} tab.
**'''M''' - Paid monthly.
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* Select the appropriate {{DataPrompt|Payment Frequency}} from the drop down menu.
**'''W''' - Paid weekly.
 
**'''F''' - Paid every fortnight.
 
**'''4''' - Paid every 4 weeks.
 
  
{{Information|title=Information|text=It is becoming more common to pay employees on a monthly basis, so that there are only 12 pay periods in the year. Swapping an employee from one frequency to another can lead to confusion in the first period after the change, since tax allowances may have already been used. This will generally sort itself out over the tax year.}}
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{{Information|text=It is becoming more common to pay employees on a monthly basis, so that there are only 12 pay periods in the year. Swapping an employee from one frequency to another can lead to confusion in the first period after the change, since tax allowances may have already been used. This will generally sort itself out over the tax year.}}
  
If you have employees on more than one pay frequency, you will get an option to choose for which frequencies to run the Payroll as you go into {{Menu|Systems|Payroll|Run Payroll}}.
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* Click {{Button|Done}} and {{Button|Accept}}.
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If you have employees on more than one pay frequency, you will get an option to choose for which frequencies to run the Payroll as you go into {{Menu|{{PR}}|Run Payroll}}.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
*[[How do I Run a Payroll Period?]]
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* [[How do I run a payroll period?]]
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* [[How do I create an employee in the payroll?]]
  
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 9 November 2019

Summary

The following article explains how to change the pay frequency of any or all of your employees.

More Information

Go to " Payroll Maintenance Options Add or Edit Employees".

  • Search for an employee by name and click [Search] or click [Search] to bring up all employees.
  • Select the employee and click [Edit].
  • Select the [Basic Pay] tab.
  • Select the appropriate "Payment Frequency" from the drop down menu.
It is becoming more common to pay employees on a monthly basis, so that there are only 12 pay periods in the year. Swapping an employee from one frequency to another can lead to confusion in the first period after the change, since tax allowances may have already been used. This will generally sort itself out over the tax year.
  • Click [Done] and [Accept].

If you have employees on more than one pay frequency, you will get an option to choose for which frequencies to run the Payroll as you go into " Payroll Run Payroll".

See also


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