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Set up a new payment
- Go to Company/Payroll, then select Payments.
- Select New, then complete the details below:
| Field | What to enter |
| Title | Enter the name of the payment, for example, Bonus or Overtime. |
| Type | Choose a payment type from the drop-down list: - Fixed amount each pay period: For payments that stay the same for each period
- Variable amount each pay period: For payments that change each period
- A number of hours (based on hourly rate): For hourly payments
- A unit amount (based on an hourly rate): For unit-based payments
- Benefit In Kind: For Benefit in Kind (BIK): payments. See set up a benefit in kind (BIK) payment
- Expenses: For expenses or benefits under enhanced reporting requirements (ERR)
- Statutory Sick Pay: For statutory sick pay (SSP). See process statutory sick pay (SSP)
- Illness Benefit, Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit, Redundancy, or Shares: For those specific payment types:
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| BIK Type / Illness Benefit Type | Appears only for relevant payment types. Choose the correct type from the list. |
| Tax / USC / PRSI / Pension / ASC | Select the relevant boxes if the payment is subject to these deductions or contributions. |
| PRSI options | Choose one: - Apply Employee & Employer PRSI
- Apply Employer PRSI Only
- Apply Employee PRSI Only
- Do not apply PRSI
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| Rate | For hourly or unit payments, select the hourly rate to use. |
| Factor | If you want to multiply a rate, for example, double time = factor 2, enter the factor value. |
| Multiply by the number of holiday periods | Select this box if the payment varies based on the number of holiday periods. This applies to weekly and fortnightly payrolls. |
| Employee's average hourly rate | Select to include the payment in average hourly rate calculations. |
| Holiday Accrual calculation | Select to include the payment in holiday tracking and accruals, hourly payments only. |
| EHECS / NES Type | Use the Central Statistics Office (CSO) hours multiplier for hourly payments when CSO reporting is on. |
| Hours multiplier | Choose the CSO classification once you’ve turned on CSO reporting. |
| Formula | Enter a formula to define how the payment calculates, if needed. Exclude employees by removing the payment from their profile. |
- Select Save.
- Repeat for each payment you want to create, then select Close.
Assign the new payment to your employees. Find out how to assign a payment to an employee.