How do I set up a non percentage Union Deduction example?

You can add a customized deduction (or addition) as a "Fixed" Type extra. Go to the settings page. Choose Edit-Company-Extras. Click on add an extra(at the bottom). Give it a name eg Union. (note: most unions use the percentage of basic deduction and so use the standard union option under edit employee if you have the normal percentage deduction and in which case ignore the following example) Specify it as a Deduction in the "Method" field. Specify "Fixed" in the "Type" field. Click on Edit Value (on the right hand side) to edit the default value of the Fixed Deduction. eg 10 for a fixed deduction of 10% applied to all that you apply this deduction to. Click Apply-to-all in the Company if you want the option to give everyone in the Company this deduction example. (It is easier to Apply-to-all if more employees are on the Union deduction than those who are not). You may also apply the percentage deduction by department as well. Customized extras will appear on the direct payments entry screen which is the second input page for each employee payment capture. However this type of extra does not require user-input as it will automatically calculate at the percentage of Basic on those employees to whom you have applied this extra. Note: If you want to specify INDIVIDUAL Itemised rates per employee and would like Harvester to "remember" these values from month to month, then type "Individual" in help. To further customize so that those who do NOT pay union get 0, or a different amount, then you may edit the percentage deduction so specific employees have a different percentage amount. To edit individual amounts, go to "Payroll Individual " screen on the main home page and then choose your employee who needs a different fixed deduction. Then look to the last column and click on "extras". Look for the specific custom extra deduction and then click "edit value". You will be able to give this employee a unique percentage value that will be used for all future payroll payments processed. A zero amount entered in this example will make sure that no percentage extra is taken for union for that employee in future. Customized extras will only appear on the "second page" of the direct payments entry screen which is the second input page for each employee payment capture. However this type of extra does not require user-input as it will automatically be deducted from those employees to whom you have applied this extra.