Employment Types & Leave Eligibility Employment Types, Leave Eligibility
Written by Margaret Mwangi
Employment types refer to the attributes an employee can take for an organisation.
CREATING AN EMPLOYMENT TYPE
On the left bar menu, select Employment Types.
Click on the "Create" button on the right side of the page.
Employment Type Name- For easy identity
Employee No Prefix - unique identifier for employees in this category
Deduct Tax - Select
Yes to indicate there is a tax deduction for employees in this category,
No to indicate no taxes are to be deducted during the running of the payroll
If Deduct Tax is yes, you will be required to select the tax type
PAYE - This is deducted for regular employees as regulated by the country’s tax authority
WHT - This is paid by consultants and contractors and is usually a fixed % amount depending on country and residency status
Depending on the country, you can select if Health insurance and Pension are to be deducted.
Payment Frequency - based on the agreement, - Monthly, Weekly or Bi-Monthly
Leave Eligibility - Are the employees entitled to statutory leaves, Yes if they are. If you select NO the employee gets assigned the leave policies, however, they cannot request for leave.
Usually consultants, freelancers and contractors are not eligible for leave.
Once you input your desired settings, click Save for the changes to apply.
After adding employment types successfully you can onboard employees or change existing employees to any employment type.