How do I process Sick Pay or Maternity Leave?

You can use the 'standard' Kwacha entry and use this for sick Pay (or Maternity Leave) and enter the Kwacha value for this addition using the "Other Addition" field or you may use the 'standard' other option using the "Other Days" field. The "Other Days" field is found on the payment capture screen and you will notice in red text that you can set the rate for the "Sick Pay" or the "Maternity Pay" in the department before you capture the payment. The above is easiest and commonly used but you just need to make a note that you are using the other fields for sick pay as the label on the report will NOT actually show "Sick Pay" or the "Maternity Pay". However if you want the allowance to be a separate itemised (per day or per hour) report value called Sick Leave or Maternity Leave, then proceed as follows: You can add a customised addition called "SickPay" or "Maternity" as an Itemised Type (no of Days or Hours) entry. Proceed as follows: Go to the settings page. Choose Edit-Company-Extras. Click on add an extra(at the bottom). Give it a name eg "SickPay" or "Maternity". Specify it as an "Addition" in the "Method" field. Specify "Itemised" in the "Type" field. Click on Edit Value (on the right hand side) to edit the default itemized rate. eg Sick pay per Day or Maternity pay per Day. Click Apply-to-all in the Company if you want the option to give anyone in the Company this allowance example. Customized extras will appear on the direct payments entry screen which is the second input page for each employee payment capture. When using the offline payroll input option, it will be much quicker to capture these entries in excel. On the offline payroll input sheet you will see your column headings for the "SickPay" or the "Maternity" addition and you will only need to enter the Number of Days or hours. (Harvester will multiply by the rate specified above when you upload) Note: If the Sick Pay or "Maternity" rate varies per person, then you would need to specify that rate in the individual setup of each of these extras. To edit individual sick rates, go to "Payroll Individual " screen on the main home page and then choose your employee who needs a different rate. Then look to the last column and click on "extras". Look for the specific custom extra and then click "edit value". You will be able to give this employee a unique value that will be used for all future payroll payments processed.