The EHECS tracks changes in labour costs across Ireland and the EU. Your report needs to include all payrolls under the same tax registration company. You send it to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) quarterly.

You can submit your report in two ways:

• Electronically (recommended): Submitting an XML file saves time, includes more detail, and helps the CSO process your data faster
  
  • Generate the Earnings, hours and employment cost survey report as an XML submission file
• Paper copy: You can also print and complete the form manually if you prefer

 NOTE: To exclude an employee, select the Exclude employee from CSO reports check box on the CSO tab in Employee Details. 

Before you start

Make sure you’ve already set up your payroll for CSO reporting.

Create the report

1. Go to Other Reports in the Pay Run view or select Other Reports in the desktop process map.
2. Select the Company tab, then choose CSO Earnings Hrs & Costs.
3. To create a paper report, select Print.
4. In the dialogue box, choose the quarter you want to report on, then select OK.
   The summary screen shows all payrolls for your company, except those with CSO reporting turned off or no completed pay periods.
5. Select Continue.
6. In the Company Reports window, enter the password for each payroll you want to include.
7. Select Continue again to generate the report.

The report now displays onscreen or prints, depending on your settings.

Complete and submit the report

• Use official CSO stationery for paper submissions
• Copy the information from your Sage report onto the CSO form before sending it
• Check the last page of the report. If any employees or payments show as uncategorised, update their details before submitting the final report

 TIP: The CSO no longer needs annual leave or bank holiday information. If you see messages about these values, select I understand, then choose Next to continue.