Manage Leave items
Leave items
Reckon payroll has six pre-configured leave items for you to use in your pay runs. To view these leave items go to the Settings menu and select Leave items.

You can edit any of these items by selecting an item and pressing Edit. Depending on the item only certain fields can be modified.
Adding a Leave item
To configure additional Earning items:
- Open the Settings menu
- Select Leave items
- Push the + button
- Select the Leave type
- Complete the required fields (see below)
- Select Done.

Annual
When adding an Annual leave item you will need to enter the Leave name and the Account.

In the Set default values section you can can also select the Accrual period, Annual entitlement (hours), Maximum accumulation (hours), and Leave loading %.

Under Other preferences you can set to Include leave loading amounts in super calculations (selected by default), Include in time worked leave accruals (not selected by default), Pay on termination (selected by default), Reset balance to nil each year (not selected by default), and Show balance on pay slip (selected by default).

Long service leave
When adding a Long service leave leave item you will need to enter the Leave name and the Account.

In the Set default values section you can can also select the Accrual period, Annual entitlement (hours), and Maximum accumulation (hours).

Under Other preferences you can set to Include in time worked leave accruals (not selected by default), Pay on termination (selected by default), Reset balance to nil each year (not selected by default), and Show balance on pay slip (selected by default).

Personal
When adding a Personal leave item you will need to enter the Leave name and the Account.

In the Set default values section you can can also select the Accrual period, Annual entitlement (hours), and Maximum accumulation (hours).

Under Other preferences you can set to Include in time worked leave accruals (not selected by default), Pay on termination (not selected by default), Reset balance to nil each year (not selected by default), and Show balance on pay slip (not selected by default).

Other
Use Other leave for Paid Parental Leave, Workers' Compensation, Ancillary Leave, Time off in Lieu.
When adding an Other leave item you will need to enter the Leave name and the Account.

In the Set default values section you can can also select the Accrual period, Annual entitlement (hours), and Maximum accumulation (hours).

Under Other preferences you can set to Include in time worked leave accruals (not selected by default), Pay on termination (not selected by default), Reset balance to nil each year (not selected by default), and Show balance on pay slip (selected by default).

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