Award | Leave Types + Adding Leave Types To Pay Groups

1) Configuring leave types
2) Add a new entitlement
3) Add an entitlement to an award
4) Assigning an entitlement to a leave type
5) Assigning a leave type to an award pay group
6) Create leave types
7) Add a leave type to a pay group
8) Add a payroll category to an award

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Award | Entitlements

1) Configuring leave types

New leave types can be added to Easy Employer at any point. It is important to ensure that the steps below are completed.

1. Manually enter the entitlement type in Easy Employer or perform the entitlement type import to import the entitlement type into Easy Employer's entitlement list.
2. Add the entitlement to the award.
3. Add the payroll category to the award.
4. Add the leave type to the award and award pay groups.

2) Add a new entitlement

1. Click Organisation.
   
2. Click Awards.
   
   Entitlements will be displayed
   
3. Click Create Entitlement, Add the Name and Code of the entitlement and click Confirm to add the entitlement.
   

3) Add an entitlement to an award

1. Click Organisation.
   
2. Click Awards.
   
3. Select the Award.
   
4. Scroll to the Entitlements section and add the entitlement
   

4) Assigning an entitlement to a leave type

1. Select the Award.
   
2. Scroll to the Leave Types section.
   
3. Edit the leave and assign the entitlement.
   

5) Assigning a leave type to an award pay group

1. Select the Award.
   
2. Locate the Award Pay Groups section and select the one that needs to have the Leave Type added.
   
3. Click Edit Award Pay Group
   
4. Scroll down to the Leave Types section, add the new Leave Type and then click Save and Update.
   

6) Create leave types

1. Select Organisation from the top navigation bar.
   
2. Open Awards.
   
3. Select the award from the Awards section.
   
4. Locate the Payroll Categories and input the appropriate details for the new Leave Type. Please ensure the "Type" is set to Leave. Press on the + to add the category.
   
5. Scroll down to the Leave Types section.
   
6. Input the appropriate details.
   

7) Add a leave type to a pay group

1. In the award that you've added the leave type, locate the Base Award Pay Groups section or open the position where the pay group resides.
2. Edit the Pay group that you would like to add the leave to.
3. Under the Payroll Categories section add the Payroll Category associated with your new Leave Type.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the pay group and locate the Leave Types section.
5. Under New Leave Type, select your new leave type from the drop down menu. The settings, such as the category, will default to the configuration set.
6. Save and update the pay group. The leave type will now appear when an employee within that pay groups submits a leave request.

8) Add a payroll category to an award

1. Open the Award.
2. Locate the payroll categories section and scroll to the bottom of the section.
3. In the Add new category section, add the new category and ensure the Type is set to leave.
4. Click the Add button on the right side of the page (this may require the page to scroll to the right).