How To: Prepare for the annual shutdown – Leave Pay and Separate Payslips

By Ruan Schreuder, Sales Executive & Certified Sage Consultant, AWCape

As the December shutdown is nearing, most businesses aren’t aware of the following payroll functions in their payroll solution:

Leave Pay

If you have weekly and bi-weekly pay runs and your company has an annual shutdown, you will most likely need to pay them Leave Pay.

The good news is that your Sage payroll solution can take the stress out of having to do this because all Sage payroll solutions have a leave pay function. This function, when activated, automatically calculates all your earnings and deductions for the time the employees are on leave and freezes the payslips during this period. So, let your Sage payroll solution assist you in taking the hassle out of calculating leave pay.

Separate Payslips

Many companies prefer to pay their bonuses separate from their normal salaries. Usually, companies pay the Bonus amounts before the holidays and the salary on the normal pay date. In some ways, this is an advantage for the employees as it assists them with managing their finances better during the festive season.

However, this could be a nightmare on the payroll system if you need to do two payments in one month. Luckily, all Sage Payroll solutions have a Separate Payslip function, which enables you to make multiple payments in a single pay run.

If you have any issues, let one of our certified Sage consultants help you. Mail us at businessdevelopment@awcape.co.za