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Use the Leave tab to:

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titleOpening the Leave tab

To open the Leave tab:

  1. Select Payroll > Current Pay Maintenance from the main menu.
    The Detail tab of the Current Pay Maintenance window is displayed.
  2. Open the required payroll employee. Either use the:
    • navigation buttons on the Current Pay Maintenance window
    • Current Pay Selector window.
  3. Click the Leave tab.
    The Leave tab of the Current Pay Maintenance window is displayed.
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Current Pay Maintenance - Leave tab key fields and buttons

Leave Transactions area fields and buttons
Grid area fields

Field

Description

Leave

Leave code.

Date StartDate of

The date the leave transactionstarts.

Num Units

Number of units of leave in the transaction.

Note: Units can be shown as native units or as hours and days.

Balance

Remaining units of leave of that category.

Unit

Unit the leave is being measured in. For example, sick leave may be measured in days and long service leave may be measured in weeks.

Award

Award under which the leave is allocated.

Last Day

The date the leave ends. The name of this field is:

  • Last Day when employees return to work on their last day of leave
  • Return Date when employees return to work on the first day of work after their leave. 

Note: Depending on your configuration, this may be the Last Day of leave, or the Date of ReturnYou can configure whether employees return to work on their last day of leave or the first day of work after leave using the Leave Date of Return is Last Day of Leave field on the Payroll tab of Synergetic Financial Maintenance. See Synergetic Financial Configuration - Payroll tab in the Finance manual.

Inc in Pay

Select to include the leave transaction in the employee's pay.

Sub Cat

Sub-category of the leave award code, if applicable.

Posting

Posting number of the employee payment.

Comment

Comments about the transaction.


Buttons

Button

Description

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Add a leave transaction. See Adding leave transactions.

Note: Once the leave transaction has been added, the Assign Leave Taken to Application window is displayed to allow you to link an approved leave application to the selected leave transaction. Image RemovedSee the Link Application button below.

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Delete the highlighted leave transaction in the grid area.

Note: The leave transaction is permanently removed from history.

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Reverse the highlighted leave transaction in the grid area.

Note: Another leave transaction is created to reverse the effect of the highlighted transaction. Both transactions remain in history.

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Modify the details of the highlighted leave transaction in the grid area.

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Display the Assign Leave Taken to Application window to link an approved leave application to the selected leave transaction.

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Multiple transactions can be assigned to a single leave application, but a warning is displayed when the available units are exceeded or if the leave type and dates do not match. Once transactions have been linked to an application they can unlinked provided you have the required security permissions.

Note: Only approved leave applications that are not confidential are displayed.

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Display the Leave Application Details window to view details about the leave application linked to the selected leave transaction.

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Note: You can click Image Added to remove the link between the leave application and the selected leave transaction. The following window is displayed:

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Clear the filter settings to display all leave transactions.

Note: This button is only active when filter settings have been used.


Filter fields

Show Transaction Types area fields

Field

Description

Entitlement Accrued

Clear to hide transactions where leave was accrued.

Leave Taken

Clear to hide transactions where leave was taken.

Adjustments

Clear to hide transactions where the entitlement balance was manually adjusted.

Set Balance at Date

Clear to hide transactions where the entitlement balance was manually set.

Show Date Range area fields

Field

Description

From

Select to only show transactions after the specified date.

To

Select to only show transactions before the specified date.

Show Leave Code area fields

Field

Description

Show All

Select to show all leave codes.

Select Leave Code

Select a single leave code to display.

Show Posting Number area fields

Field

Description

Show All

Select to show leave transactions from all postings.

Select Posting Number

Type in a posting number to show leave transactions from a single posting.

Show Units area fields

Field

Description

Native Units

Select to show all leave transactions in the units they were calculated in.

Hours and Days

Select to show all leave transactions in hours and days.


Leave Entitlements area fields and buttons

Grid area fields

Field

Description

Leave

Leave code.

Note: Leave of the same code accrued under different awards is aggregated into one balance.

Balance

Amount of leave of this type available to the employee.

Units

Unit the leave balance is displayed in.

Last Txn

Date of the last transaction for this leave code.

Last Units Added

Number of units added in the last transaction.

Last Accrued

Date that leave was last accrued.

Fields

Field

Description

Preview Date

Date to which the leave entitlement balance is calculated. Defaults to today's date.

Note: This field is only editable if Include all projected entitlement accruals to preview date is selected.

Project entitlements to preview date (FTE only)

Select to include the projected balance of entitlements that have accrued by the Preview Date.

Include manual transactions beyond preview date

Select to include any manually entered leave transactions that occur after the Preview Date.

Include leave codes with no accrual values

Select to include leave codes that do not accrue leave. For example, leave without pay.


Buttons

Button

Description

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Set the leave entitlement date.

Tip: Also use this to preview the staff member's leave as at a given date. Only today's date or dates in the future can be used.

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View payroll leave award details for the highlighted record.

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Refresh the Leave Entitlements grid.

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Delete the selected entitlement.

Note: Entitlements with leave transactions attached cannot be deleted.

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Clear the filter settings to display all leave entitlements.

Note: This button is only active when filter settings have been used.


Button

Description

Change payroll summary information. See Changing payroll summary information.

Import timesheets from the SynWeb staff kiosk. See Importing timesheets.

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