This guide will help you setup Allowances.  This functions is for setting up allowances, once setup Allowances can be assigned individually to an employee via the Employee Setup screen, or via the Group rules setup screen, or added manually via the 'Corrections' screen.

 

If you don't intend to use Allowances within the system then this option can be ignored.

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STEP 1. Open your Lauranka TimeClock Software.

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STEP 2. Select 'Setup' from the 'Main Menu'.

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STEP 3. Select 'Allowance'.

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STEP 4. Select 'New' to create a new Allowance.

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STEP 5. 'Description': Give the Allowance a name/description.

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STEP 7.'Type': This is where you select the type of allowance. Details of how the allowance functions is detailed in blue writing when you select the allowance.

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STEP 8. 'Pay Export Code': If you intend to transfer Allowance values to one of the applicable payrolls, then this value should match your payroll Allowance code.

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STEP 9. Allowance Varibles/Settings

complete as required

 

Different Allowances with have various options enabled the are relevant to calculate the selected type of Allowance, typically (if required):

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STEP 9a. 'Day': The day applicable to trigger the Allowance.

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STEP 9b. 'Start': The start time to trigger the Allowance.

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STEP 9c. 'Finish': The finish time to trigger the Allowance.

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STEP 9d. 'Hours' & 'Weekly Hours': The number of hours applicable to trigger the Allowance.

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STEP 9e. 'Cost Centre': The applicable Cost Centre to trigger the Allowance.

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STEP 9f. 'Job': The applicable Job to trigger the Allowance.

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STEP 9g. 'Shift': The (Roster) Shift to trigger the Allowance.

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STEP 9h. 'Charge': How the Allowance is applied if triggered.

 

'Unit' = One off

 

'Per Hour'= Multiple of hours involved

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STEP 9i. 'Report Position': This feature is only for use in a number of very limited reports, and is not required to be setup unless you are specifically using the reports in question.

 

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STEP 10. Job Tracking Allocation

complete if required

 

STEP 10a. The 'Job Tracking Allocation' function allows you to automatically allocate a Cost Center and/or Job to this Allowance when transferring the Allowance value to one of the applicable payrolls. This is the only function of this feature.

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STEP 12a. Finally press 'Save' to save your Leave.