I employ part-time staff who work a varying number of days and a varying number of hours each day during a pay period.
In this situation, the 2012 Holidays Act allows an employer to pay sick leave based on the "Average Daily Pay" (Last 52 weeks earnings less extra pay for working a public holiday divided by the number of days actually worked) rather than a "Relevant Daily Pay".
Is there a way for MYOB Essentials Payroll to calculate the "Average Daily Pay"? MYOB Essentials Payroll will easily report the previous 52 weeks gross earnings. I guess Essentials Payroll would need to be modified to capture the number of days worked by employee in each pay period. Without this, I'm guessing I would have to go through the previous 52 weeks timesheets and add up the number of days worked each time I have to pay a sick day. I would also need to go through any pay records where they were paid for a public holiday and subtract the penal pay from the 52 week gross total.
Can you give me any advice please?
Ray