How to manage Public Holidays
When paying your employees for public holidays there are four possible scenarios to consider
- The Auto Fill Daily Hours timesheet format is used for the screen shots below
- Only Good Friday is shown; the same scenarios apply for Easter Monday and Anzac Day
1. They would normally work on the day, and they did not work
Employee is paid at their normal rate - set Default Hours to the normal working hours (if not already set), and Worked Hours to zero
Employee is paid at their normal rate - set Default Hours to the normal working hours (if not already set), and Worked Hours to zero
2. They would normally work on the day, and they did work
Employee is granted a day-in-lieu, and paid at time and a half - set Default Hours to the normal working hours (if not already set), and Worked Hours to the hours they worked
Employee is granted a day-in-lieu, and paid at time and a half - set Default Hours to the normal working hours (if not already set), and Worked Hours to the hours they worked
3. They would not normally work on the day, and they did not work
No pay - set Default Hours and Actual Hours to zero
No pay - set Default Hours and Actual Hours to zero
4. They would not normally work on the day, and they did work
Employee is paid at time and a half - set Default Hours to zero, and Worked Hours to the hours worked
Employee is paid at time and a half - set Default Hours to zero, and Worked Hours to the hours worked
