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Solution ID:
200427112441466
Last Modified Date:
Wed Mar 23 14:26:48 UTC 2022
Taxonomy Path:
Case category//How do I...//setting up
Author:
janice.bell@sage.com
Change the Employment ID within an employee's record
Description

Within the Employee Details window of Sage Payroll, there is a field titled Employment ID. This holds a unique value for each separate employment for an employee and is a requirement for submission to Revenue.

To save you time, Sage Payroll has automatically allocates each new employees with a default Employment ID value of 1. You should only change the Employment ID value for an employee, if one or both of the following scenarios apply:

  • The employee has multiple employments with your company.
  • The employee left and rejoined your company in the same tax year.
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Resolution

Change an employee's Employment ID

We only recommend following the steps below if the employee has left and rejoined the company or you've been instructed by Revenue. 

  1. Open Sage Payroll and log into the payroll as normal.
  2. On the menu bar, click Processing then click Employee Details.
  3. Next to the Surname box, click browse and click the relevant employee.
  4. Next to the Employment ID box, click Edit.
  5. In the New Employment ID is box, enter a value using any combination of the following:
    • Upper and lower case letters.
    • Digits 0 to 9.
  6. The New Employment ID must be different to the value that is held in the Current Employment ID box. Also, the following special characters cannot be used:
  7. Once you've entered the new employment ID, click Change.
  8. Click Save.
  9. Repeat steps 3 to 8 for each employee you need to edit the Employment ID for, then click Cancel.
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