Days Paid in Period

Days Paid in Period

Days Paid in Period

Payrolls have the requirement to record the number of days you are paying your employee for each pay. If your employee has an irregular pattern of work, recording the days paid in the pay period will help to calculate ADP (Average Daily Pay) which may be used when paying sick, bereavement, public holiday, alternative holiday or family violence days. 

If someone works Monday to Friday, this would be counted as 5 days. Any type of paid leave is to be counted as a day. Record them as a whole day only. Days not worked or unpaid leave (weekends and Leave without pay) are not counted. Any ACC Leave without pay and Parental Leave without pay days are counted as they are included in leave accruals.

For people with irregular patterns of work, you will need to record the days on the Timesheet Entry each pay. 

If your employees have regular days, add them to the Person's Timesheet Template and each time you process a pay they will be recorded automatically. Also make sure to update the Work Pattern on the Personal Details page with the hours and days each week they normally work. 
For more information here Work Pattern

Timesheet Entry - Please enter the number of days paid in this period

Enter the number of Days Paid in Period and select the tick to save the entry.


Timesheet Entry - edit the number of days

Edit the number of days by selecting the pen and entering the new number of days.


Payroll > Enter > Enter Timesheets - Days Paid in Period missing 

Select the Person and enter the Days Paid in Period.



Payroll > Enter > Enter Timesheets - Adjust the days from the template for unpaid leave 

If the person has standard days on their template, a warning will remind you to amend the number of days if there are any full days of unpaid leave in the timesheet.



Payroll > Enter > Enter Timesheets - Bulk Load Days on Current Pay

Use this page to check and review your Days in Period for the pay. You can update multiple employees at once in this area.



Confirm page - Error message

You will not be able to confirm your pay unless all timesheets have Days entered - Select the person's name to return to the timesheet entry page. 



Calculations - Leave > Leave Rates 

Review the Leave Rates and Average Daily Rates for your employees


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