Copy of Attributes Guide

Liable for ACC Levy

The value of all payments with this attribute are included in the Liable Earnings in the ACC Premium reports and are liable for Company ACC Levy.

Liable for EP

The value of all payments with this attribute are used to calculate the Earner Premium in the PAYE component (Subject to Employee ACC Earner Levy).

Not Liable for EP

Earnings excluded from the Earner Premium calculation in the PAYE component. 

Group A Allowances

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Group A Allowances column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Group B Allowances

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Group B Allowances column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Leave Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Other Leave column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Ordinary Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Ordinary Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Overtime Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Overtime Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Never Suppress Allowance

Allowances marked with this attribute will never be suppressed in a pay packet, even if there are no Ordinary Earnings.

Average Daily Pay Earnings

Amounts included in the ADP Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and is included in the 52 week ADP rate calculation where relevant daily pay cannot be determined.

Holiday Earnings

Amounts included in the Annual Leave Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and contributes to the 52 week Annual Leave calculation.

Ordinary Pay Rate Earnings

Value of regular additional allowances that should be included in the calculation of the Annual Leave Liability OWP rate.

Ordinary Weekly Pay Earnings

Included in the 4 week Annual Leave rate calculation where the Ordinary Weekly Pay cannot be determined.

Actual Ordinary Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Used by allowances where the payment is based on actual hours worked - excludes leave and overtime

Actual Overtime Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Included in "Overtime Hours" on the Pay Packet Summary

Extended Leave Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any leave hours taken in the pay packet.
Included by allowances based on leave taken.

Extended Overtime Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include the extended overtime hours taken in the pay packet. For example, if overtime is paid at a factor of 1.5 and 8 hours of overtime was paid out, the extended hours = 12.
Included by allowances where the payment is based on extended overtime hours worked.

Holiday Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any annual leave hours taken in the pay packet.
Used by allowances where the payment includes annual leave hours paid.

Leave Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any leave hours taken in the pay packet.
Used by allowances where the payment includes leave hours paid (excluding annual and sick leave hours).

Ordinary Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Overtime Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Sick Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any sick hours taken in the pay packet.
used by allowances where the payment includes sick leave hours paid.

Unpaid Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include any unpaid leave hours taken in the pay packet.

Extra Pay

Lump sum payment subject to Extra Pay tax rates

Non-Taxable

Allowance not liable for tax

Taxable

Earnings subject to standard PAYE tax calculations

Alt Rate 1

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the Alt Pay Rate 1 rate.

Alt Rate 2

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the Alt Pay Rate 2 rate.

Basic Pay Rate

Allowances marked with this attribute will be paid at the employee's Basic Hourly Rate.

Liable for KiwiSaver

The total value of all payments and allowances marked with this attribute is used to calculate KiwiSaver deductions & contributions.

QES Ordinary Earnings

Allowances marked with this attribute will be included in Quarterly Employment Survey Report for Ordinary Earnings columns.

Superable Allowance

Allowances marked with this attribute will be included in the calculation of the percentage of earnings benefit or deduction components and is relevant where the option is Fixed Plus Superable Allowances.

Superable Earnings

The total value of all payments and allowances marked with this attribute is used to calculate the percentage of earnings deductions & contributions.

Min Hol Rate

Used to calculate the rates at which to pay service allowances. For some leave payment types, also used as the rate to pay that leave at. (Basic Hourly Rate option chose and min hol rate > basic pay rate).

Value at Period End

Uses only the value at the period end date where the payment is split. An example of a split is a rate change mid period.

Direct Credit

Paid by individual direct credit to an external provider.

Bulk Crediting

Paid by bulk direct credit to an external provider.

Superannuation

Creates a component with the superannuation interface fields.

Mercer Interface

Creates a component with the Mercer Interface fields.

Jacques Martin Interface

Creates a component with the Jacques Martin Interface fields.

0% ESCT Rate

Used predominantly for non-super benefits - benefits which have an ESCT rate of 0%

Gross taxable Payments Including W H Payments

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the contribution based on the total value

Superable Earnings

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the contribution based on the total value.
To be included in Company and Employee Super Percentage calculations

Direct Credit

Paid by individual direct credit to an external provider.

Bulk Crediting

Paid by bulk direct credit to an external provider.

GSF Debt

Creates a component with GSF interface fields.

GSF Deduction

Creates a component with GSF interface fields.

Superannuation

Creates a component with the ASB superannuation interface fields.

Superannuation - Voluntary

Creates a component with the ASB voluntary superannuation interface fields.

Mercer Interface

Creates a component with the Mercer Interface fields.

Jacques Martin Interface

Creates a component with the Jacques Martin Interface fields.

Ordinary Pay

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the deduction based on the total value.

Cash

Included as "Cash" on the Co Controls, Payslip and Payroll Register and will not appear as a deduction.

Cheque

Included as "Cheque" on the Co Controls, Payslip and Payroll Register and will not appear as a deduction.

Direct Credit

Included as "Direct Credit" on the Co Controls, Payslip and Payroll Register and will not appear as a deduction.

Net Disposable Pay

Included in the "Net Pay" column of the Summary Pay Register.

Ordinary Hours

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the deduction based on the total hours.

Overtime Hours

Picks up all payments marked with this attribute and calculates the deduction based on the total hours.

Non Taxable

The amount is to be taken before tax.

Taxable

The amount is to be taken after tax.

Payroll Giving

Payroll Giving Deduction

Liable for ACC Levy

The value of all payments with this attribute are included in the Liable Earnings in the ACC Premium reports and are liable for Company ACC Levy.

Liable for EP

The value of all payments with this attribute are used to calculate the Earner Premium in the PAYE component (Subject to Employee ACC Earner Levy).

Regular Payment

Stops a full payment in the last future pay packet where leave is paid 'All In Advance'.
This is only used for Ordinary Hours Pay - do not select.

Entitlement Allocator

Used for components that are used for crediting leave entitlements.
Use only for Public Holiday Worked components.

Take Leave

Used for components that are used for Taking Leave.

Leave Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Other Leave column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Ordinary Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Ordinary Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Overtime Pay

Allowances marked with this attribute will appear in the Overtime Earnings column in the Departmental Cost Report & Cost by Code Report

Project Hours

Solely used by payments where the hours need to reported in the GL. Payments are always zero.

Average Daily Pay Earnings

Amounts included in the ADP Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and is included in the 52 week ADP rate calculation where relevant daily pay cannot be determined.

Holiday Earnings

Amounts included in the Annual Leave Qualifying Earnings column in the Historic Leave Earning Screen, and contributes to the 52 week Annual Leave calculation.

Ordinary Pay Rate Earnings

Value of regular additional allowances that should be included in the calculation of the Annual Leave Liability OWP rate.

Ordinary Weekly Pay Earnings

Included in the 4 week Annual Leave rate calculation where the Ordinary Weekly Pay cannot be determined.

Actual Ordinary Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Used by allowances where the payment is based on actual hours worked - excludes leave and overtime

Actual Overtime Hours

Used by service allowances to get the amount of specified hours.
Included in "Overtime Hours" on the Pay Packet Summary

Extended Overtime Hours

Where this attribute is specified, the service allowance's Specified Hours will include the extended overtime hours taken in the pay packet. For example, if overtime is paid at a factor of 1.5 and 8 hours of overtime was paid out, the extended hours = 12.
Included by allowances where the payment is based on extended overtime hours worked.

Ordinary Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Overtime Hours

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include these hours in the calculation.

Extra Pay

Earnings subject to Extra Pay tax rates.

Taxable

The payment is subject to tax.

Alt Rate X

Select where the Alternative Pay Rate X for the employee is to be used instead of Basic Hourly Rate.

Elapsed Ordinary Hours

Used to calculate the proportion of time on leave, which is a comparison between the hours of leave taken and the hours normally worked. The Proportional Accrual also uses these hours to calculate the accrual.

Liable for KiwiSaver

The total value of all payments and allowances marked with this attribute is used to calculate KiwiSaver deductions & contributions.

Normal Payment

Used for allowance suppression. If any payments with this attribute are in a pay packet, an allowance will not be suppressed.

QES Ordinary Earnings

Used to mark any component that will be in QES Report for Ordinary earnings columns.

Superable Earnings

When a payment is marked with this attribute, the component will include this payment in the calculation when working out the amount of contribution.