Earnings

In Marlin HR, all payments are made to employees using either an Allowance Type or an Earnings Type. Which one to use depends on whether the ATO describes the particular payment type as being an "Allowance". The ATO defines Allowances as amounts p...

Particular earnings types are specified by the ATO as Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) and these OTE earnings form an employee's "earnings base". Employer superannuation contributions must be paid on all Ordinary Time Earnings to avoid the superannuat...

This procedure will show you how to setup an Earnings Type for hours that an employee works at a rate higher than their normal rate. This will work for penalty rates for casual staff, higher rates for an employee when performing higher duties, or ...

Workers' compensation is a form of insurance payment to employees if they are injured at work or become sick due to their work. Workers' compensation includes payments to employees to cover their: Wages while they're not fit for work. Medica...

Since the introduction of STP Phase 2 reporting, Bonuses and Commissions need to be created as Earnings Types in Marlin HR ( not as Allowance Types) with the $Amount option selected so that they can be entered as dollar amounts on the payrun inst...

Payments, Deductions and Superannuation data for each employee is automatically sent to the ATO when you finalize each payrun. Employers, using the same or different payroll systems, will often use a different name for the same type of payment or d...