What's covered in this guide?:
What are leave types?
Leave types are different options employees can select when taking time off. These can have unique balances and accrual rates. Some common leave types:
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Paid Sick Leave
Unpaid Sick Leave
Holiday Leave
Bank Holiday Leave
More leave types can be added in Time & Attendance > Compliance > Leave Types > + New Leave Type
Access leave types
Access leave types through Payroll > Payroll Settings > Leave Types.
Import leave types from Workforce
If leave types already exist in Workforce, you can import them directly into Payroll.
Navigate to Payroll > Payroll Settings > Earnings Rates.
Select Actions > Import Awards.
Choose Import Custom Awards and click the Import button.
After importing all leave types into Payroll, ensure the reporting settings are correctly configured, including:
Account
Whether it accrues leave
To configure these settings, select the earnings rate you want to adjust.
Create a leave type
Navigate to Payroll > Payroll Settings > Leave Types and click + New.
Enter the following details:
Name (match this to the export name of the leave type in Workforce)
Payroll account (select from the accounts set up in your journal)
Click Save to save the new leave type.
For more details, see Set up leave.