Payroll - Recognise and adjust pay rate based on Timesheets
Given that there is already a link between Pay Runs and Timesheets, it would be very helpful if the Pay run could recognise what days have time entered on the timesheet then it would recognise if an employee worked on a Public Holiday and then by default record 1.5 times and add the lieu day to alternative holidays.
This is something that my clients miss regularly as they expect Xero Payroll to do this for them.
Aileen Pennington
shared this idea
Hi everyone, thanks for sharing how important it is for Xero timesheets to handle different rates when employees work shifts that pay at different rates.
While Xero Payroll doesn’t automatically change the pay rate based on the day worked, employees can choose different pay items with specific rates when completing their timesheets. Payroll admins must first set up the relevant earnings pay items in the Payroll settings.
Once those items are added, employees can select the appropriate one on their timesheet to ensure the correct rate flows through to the pay run.
If you need an extra hand, you can raise a case with our Xero Support specialists.
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Aileen Pennington
commented
Additionally, I find that if the employee does not work the public holiday, as soon as you approve the timesheet, the public holiday defaults to nil hours on the payslip. Why?
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Katrina White
commented
Xero should be able to identify what days are penalty rates. Sunday for us is a penalty rate day. If my team put hours into the timesheet for Sunday they should go directly to the correct penalty rate on the pay run.
This is something so basic. It should be set up as part of the initial settings in Xero. All industries are full of penalty rates, and for a software to not be able to process this is primative.