CloudPayroll has a top up tool that allows you to top up an employee's pay. This is useful for making sure employee's receive the full value of the JobKeeper Payment.
Note: You only need to set up this tool, and the pay element for this tool, if your employees have been stood down or your employees' normal pay is less than $1,500 a fortnight. |
In order to use this tool, you must first enable it, and edit the pay element the Top Up Allowance Upload tool uses to a JobKeeper Payment Pay Element.
Once the Top Up Allowance Upload tool is set up, you will be able to use this tool each payroll to allocate the value of the JobKeeper Payment for any employees who are stood down, and top up the pay for any employees who have been paid less than the value of the JobKeeper Payment.
Enable the Top Up Allowance Upload Tool
- In CloudPayroll, go to Setup > Organisation.
The Organisation Details page displays. - Select the Defaults sub-menu.
The Organisation Defaults page displays. - Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the Enable the Top Up Allowance Upload Tool checkbox.
- Select Save.
A success message displays.
A new 'special' pay element has been added to Pay Elements as part of this process. This pay element now needs to be updated.
Update the JobKeeper Payment Pay Element
- In CloudPayroll, go to Setup > Pay Elements.
The Pay Elements Payments page displays with the new 'special' pay element.
- Select either the TUA link or the Edit icon to edit the pay element.
- Change the Basic Details section as per the screenshot below:
Note: Please make sure the description is JOBKEEPER-TOPUP so the ATO process the reimbursements faster. - Change the Payment Type section as per the screenshot below:
Note: The JOBKEEPER-TOPUP pay element does not accumulate into Superable Earnings. - Click Save to save the changes.
A success message displays.
The pay element details are updated in the All Special Payments table in the Pay Elements Payments page.
Now you are ready to use this Top Up Allowance Tool when you run a pay. This tool is found under Payroll > 2. Enter. See the Process a Pay Run With JobKeeper Payments article to find out how to use this tool in a pay run.