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This section outlines changes to the Payroll manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 66R2-67.01).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 67 and pre-66 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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New search fields. |
You can use the Pay Code and Super Fund fields on the Set Payroll Search Criteria window to filter search results in Payroll Maintenance.
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New Super Funds tab.
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You can use the Super Funds tab of Payroll Maintenance to maintain:
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New superannuation fields on the Pay Details tab. |
The following updates have been applied to the Pay Details tab of Payroll Maintenance:
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New grid area field added on the Y.T.D. tab. |
You can use the Super Fund field on the Y.T.D. tab of Payroll Maintenance to determine whether pay codes are linked to superannuation funds.
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New field for exporting superannuation details. |
You can use the Payment Date field on the Payroll Superannuation Export window to enter the payment date of superannuation payments.
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This section outlines changes to the Payroll manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 66.01-66R2).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 66 and pre-66 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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New Always FTE field. |
The Always FTE field on the Leave Awards tab of Payroll Configuration indicates whether the leave type is always processed on an FTE basis.
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Payroll Configuration - Leave Awards tab luPayrollLeave lookup table in the Finance manual. |
New fields on the Maint tab. |
The tPayrollEmployeeStandardPayDetailsHistorySeq and Deleted fields have been added to the Pay Details sub-tab of the Maint tab under Payroll Employee Maintenance.
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This section outlines changes to the Payroll manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 65.19-66.01).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 66 and pre-66 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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Tax File Number search disabled by default |
Tax File Number search on the Set Payroll Search Criteria window has been disabled by default to comply with privacy laws. |
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New superannuation fields added to the Pay Details tab. |
New superannuation fields added to the Pay Details tab under Payroll Maintenance.
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Changes to Pays tab. |
Changes to Pays tab under Payroll Maintenance.
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Renamed field on the Leave Details window. |
The Return Date field has been renamed Finish Date on the Leave Details window. |
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New fields added to the DocMan tab. |
New Description and Source Reference fields added to the DocMan tab under Payroll Maintenance. |
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New Timesheets... button. |
New button on the Detail tab under Current Pay Maintenance to view timesheet entries linked to the selected pay code. |
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New Super Contribution Tax field. |
New Super Contribution Tax field on the Summary tab under Current Pay Maintenance to record the amount of super contribution tax calculated for the selected pay. |
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Renamed field on the Current Pay Maintenance - Leave tab. |
The Include all projected entitlement accruals to preview date field has been renamed Project entitlements to preview date (FTE only). |
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New Include in Earners Levy Calculation field. |
New Include in Earners Levy Calculation field under Pay Code Maintenance determines whether payments are included in the Earnings Not Liable for Levy section of the IRD Monthly Schedule report.
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Termination pay now included in IRD monthly reports. |
Termination pay is now included in the IRD Monthly Schedule reports under the Earnings Not Liable for Levy section. |
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New View File After Creation field. |
New View File After Creation field under Create IRD Monthly Schedule to view the new IRD file or open an existing file in Notepad.
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New Reduce payment amount if super exists field. |
New Reduce payment amount if super exists field under Monthly Super Calculation reduces the amount payable by the super amount if super exists within the specified period. |
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New drop-down list for superannuation export formats. |
New drop-down list for superannuation export formats under Payroll Superannuation Export. |
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This section outlines changes to the Payroll manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 64.13-65.19).
Note: The look and feel of Synergetic depends on the PC it is running on. The screenshots in this manual use both the version 65 and pre-65 look and feel. You may notice a slight difference in appearance between this manual and Synergetic running at your organisation but the functionality is exactly the same.
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New fields in Create New Pay window. |
You can add information about an Expected Super Payment date.
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Tax rates updated. |
The latest tax rates can be loaded using the Load Payroll Tax Rates window. |
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Changes to payroll deductions processing. |
When payroll deduction credits are posted to debtor accounts as part of the Update Current Pay process, debtor split payment processing is not applied. |
Payroll Maintenance - Pay Details tab Debtor Maintenance - Split Payments tab in the Debtors manual |
New field in Employees tab of Pay Code Maintenance. |
You can view the general ledger code assigned to each employee's pay code entry in the Employees tab of Pay Code Maintenance.
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This section outlines changes to the Payroll manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 63.18-64.13).
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New tab in Payroll Configuration. |
You can specify superannuation tax rates in the Super Tax tab of Payroll Configuration.
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New New Zealand student loan types supported. |
In Payroll Code Maintenance, you can create payroll codes for:
These pay codes must have:
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New Mail format field in Create New Payroll Employee. |
You can specify how community members' names should be formatted on the Create New Payroll Employee window.
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New Time Sheets window. |
You can use the Time Sheets window to view:
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New fields in Pay Details tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance. |
In the Pay Details tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance, you can:
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New NLOAD payroll leave code tax calculation. |
The NLOAD leave code uses the 'pay as you go' tax calculations. |
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New field in General tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance. |
You can override the amount of tax applied to superannuation using the Super Tax Percent field in the General tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance.
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This section outlines changes to the Payroll manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 62.46-63.18).
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New fields in Create New Pay window. |
You can select the start and end of the pay period in the Create New Pay window if Pay Events are enabled. |
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New confirmation window when setting leave balances. |
If you set a leave balance at a future date, Synergetic displays a confirmation window. |
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Create IRD Monthly Schedules documentation. |
The process to create IRD Monthly Schedules has been documented.
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New fields in the Leave tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance. |
In the Leave tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance, you can hide or display leave codes that do not have accrual values. For example, leave without pay.
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Valid address check when printing PAYG summaries. |
Synergetic checks for valid addresses when printing PAYG summaries. |
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Updated tax rates. |
Synergetic uses Australian tax rates as of 1st July, 2011. |
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New buttons in Pays tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance. |
You can preview or email a payslip in the Pays tab of Payroll Employee Maintenance.
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This section outlines changes to the Payroll manual arising from changes made to Synergetic (versions 61.35-62.45)
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Order of sections changed. |
Sections have been moved to keep configuration or pay processing sections together. Configuration sections:
Pay processing sections:
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New tab in Payroll Maintenance. |
You can attach documents to a staff member's file with the DocMan tab in Payroll Maintenance.
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Leave transactions. |
Leave entitlements are now managed with transactions. You can use leave transactions to:
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Read-only employee award entries. |
When editing employee awards, you can no longer edit the fields directly. Instead, you create a new award entry with the changes to the FTE or award rate. The history of previous award details remains viewable.
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New leave entitlement calculation methods. |
You can set leave entitlements to be calculated by the hours a staff member has worked in a pay period, or how long they've worked at your organisation.
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New fields in General tab of Payroll Code Maintenance. |
You can:
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New fields in General tab of Payroll Maintenance. |
You can:
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Email employee PAYG Summaries. |
You can email PAYG Summaries to employees.
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New field in FTE tab of Payroll Maintenance. |
You can indicate whether an employee works full or partial days for calculative leave by hours worked.
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New Calculate Leave Hours window. |
You can add staff entitlement accruals for leave calculated by hours worked.
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New fields in PAYG Summary form. |
The PAYG Summary form supports the 2011 specifications, including:
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Native SQL Server encryption. |
Synergetic supports payroll encryption using both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of SQL Server 2005 and later. Note: If your organisation used payroll encryption prior to version 62 of Synergetic, you will need to decrypt the existing data before upgrading. Contact Synergetic Management Systems for assistance. |
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New button in Personal tab of Payroll Maintenance. |
The ...Staff button launches the Staff Maintenance window for the current employee record.
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New buttons in Detail tab of Current Pay Maintenance. |
You can rearrange the order of rows in Current Pay Maintenance.
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New field and button in General tab of Payroll Code Maintenance. |
In the General tab of Payroll Code Maintenance, you can:
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New fields in Set Payroll Code Search Criteria window. |
You can search for active or inactive payroll codes in the Set Payroll Code Search Criteria window.
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Confirmation of unexpected amounts in Detail tab of Current Pay Maintenance. |
If you type in a negative pay amount in the Detail tab of Current Pay Maintenance where a positive is expected, or vice versa, Synergetic asks you to confirm the amount.
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FTE Total default amount. |
New employees default to an FTE Total of 1.0.
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You can export superannuation details into formats for:
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New field in Set Payroll Search Criteria window. |
You can restrict employee searches to:
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New maintenance program. |
You can maintain pay rates by pay code or employee in Payroll Pay Rate Maintenance.
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New tab in Payroll Maintenance. |
You can view changes to employee's pay in the Pay Events tab of Payroll Maintenance.
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New Discrepancies List in Set Payroll Search Criteria window. |
You can list and correct discrepancies between the staff information of Payroll and Human Resources using the Set Payroll Search Criteria window.
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New fields in General tab of Payroll Maintenance. |
You can override the discrepancies between Human Resources and Payroll using the Override fields in the General tab of Payroll Maintenance.
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New fields in FTE tab of Payroll Maintenance. |
You can override the discrepancies between Human Resources and Payroll using the Override fields in the FTE tab of Payroll Maintenance.
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New fields in Create New Pay window. |
In Create New Pay you can:
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New button in Detail tab of Current Pay Maintenance. |
You can reload an employee's pay details in the Detail tab of Current Pay Maintenance if their pay rate, factor or amount has changed.
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New fields in Summary tab of Current Pay Maintenance. |
In the Summary tab of Current Pay Maintenance, you can view details of:
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New fields in Leave tab of Current Pay Maintenance. |
You can view and maintain leave transactions in the Leave tab of Current Pay Maintenance.
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New Events tab in Payroll Code Maintenance. |
You can view changes to pay code rates, factors and amounts in the Events tab of Payroll Code Maintenance.
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New field in Get Payroll ID window. |
You can search for tagged ID's when adding staff to pays in the Get Payroll ID window.
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Default payslip notification action. |
Payslip notifications that cannot be emailed to staff members due to a missing email address will be printed by default.
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New ForceFTE- |
The ForceFTELeaveCalcFlag field is available to force particular leave types to always be processed on an FTE basis. For example, long service leave.
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Setting up payroll leave codes luPayrollLeave lookup table in the System maintenance manual |
New Back Pay function. |
You can calculate back pay and include it with appropriate tax calculations in employee's pay on the Back Pay window.
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New Import Timesheets function. |
You can import timesheets from the SynWeb staff kiosk into current pays on the Unprocessed Timesheets Approved for Payment window.
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New button in Current Pay Maintenance. |
You can delete and re-add employees from Current Pay Maintenance to incorporate any changes to their pay information in the current pay.
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See Also Maintaining payroll configuration Preparing PAYG payment summaries |
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