Add a User Modified Pay Rate (All Purpose Allowance)

Sharlyce Reed

Apr 19, 2024

🎯 To add a new Pay Rate, an existing System Default Pay Rate must be copied with the required characteristics to produce the expected outcome that meets your needs. Using the chosen Pay Rate as a template restricts the possibility of STP reporting incorrectly.

🎯 Certain settings cannot be changed even when creating a User Modified Pay Rate. Please see Pay Rates Explained for detailed information regarding what information can be amended.

Select Pay Types.

Locate the Pay Rate you require by manually scrolling through the Pay Type List, entering the name into Search or using Show Advanced Filters.

Once the Pay Rate has been located, select Actions > Copy.

Change any details as required, then select Save.

For example, if your Payees have been hired under one of the below Awards, the following Pay Rates should be copied and amended to meet the award requirements per Your Award/Agreement, including an All-Purpose Allowance.

Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Manufacturing Award [MA000073] - As the Casual Loading Component is added to the Ordinary (Full-Time) Hourly Rate BEFORE the Overtime calculation is performed, the percentages for the below Pay Rates need to be manually calculated.
Building and Construction General On-site Award [MA000020]

To manually calculate the relevant percentage for certain pay types which will be used for Casual Payees, you will need to

Calculate 25% of the full-time rate
Multiply the result of the above by the required factor (e.g. 150%)
Access the Percentage Calculator and enter the amount into the second line
1. e.g. 8.47 is what per cent of 22.61 = 37.46%