Choose either Salary or Hourly to specify whether the calculation will be based on the hours worked or a set amount per pay period.

Linked wage categories for entitlements (such as Holiday Pay) must be hourly for all employees (even those paid a salary) for the entitlements to be processed correctly. See for more information.

The Pay Rate options only appear for hourly wages. Select Regular Rate Multiplied by and enter, for example, 2 for double time or 1.5 for time and a half. This will multiply the employee’s Hourly Base Pay (entered in the Payroll Details tab view of their card) by this amount. Alternatively, you can enter a fixed hourly rate. This amount per hour will be the same for each employee regardless of their hourly base pay.

If you select the Optional Account option you can override the employee’s wage expense account (entered in the Payroll Details tab view of their card) for this particular wage item.

[Hourly wages only] Select the Automatically Adjust Base Hourly or Base Salary Details option if you want to use this wage category to pay leave accruals (such as Sick Pay or Holiday Pay). When you record leave, base pay amounts will be adjusted for the amount of leave paid.