# How do I set up an Absence Payment?

There are many reasons why an employee might have paid time off from work. In
this section you can define and record these different types of paid absences.
We have provided some pre-defined absence payment items for you to use. If these
do not adequately explain your employee's reason for absence you can create new
absence payment items as required. Please note that absences leading to
statutory payments for sickness, maternity, or paternity should not be included
in this section.



Go to Chart of Setup from Employer / Setup drop down menu. Click on the Absence
Payment link under the Payment and Deductions section. Enter the absence payment
type in the given box. State whether you would like to include the absence
payment item in Gross Pay before or after PAYE tax ,NIC and/or Pension
contributions are calculated.



If you select Yes, the absence payment item will be included in the employee’s
pay before PAYE tax, NI and/or Pension contributions are calculated. If you
select No, the absence payment item will be included after PAYE tax, NIC and/or
Pension contributions are calculated.



Occurrence refers to the frequency setting for the item i.e. how often the
payment item will be applied to the employee's wages. If the occurrence is set
as 'Non-Recurring', the payment item will only apply on a one-off basis in the
next pay calculation you run for the employee and after that it will not
automatically reappear. Select the appropriate option from the drop down menu
and click on the save to save the entered data.



Road Map - Absence Payment Setup

Employer/Setup -> Chart of Setup -> Payment & Deduction -> Absence Payment Link
-> Absence Payment Type -> Save button

( 'Employer/Setup' is the button positioned in the tasking zone menu at the top.
It is the first button from the left )