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      Long Service Leave (LSL) Configuration

      Entitlement configuration for Long Service Leave (LSL) in MYOB Acumatica

      Purpose

      To assist you in setting up an Entitlement for Long Service Leave for Australian employees in accordance with the law of the relevant State and any specific Award or other industrial instrument requirements.

      Following is an example of how to configure LSL accruals in MYOB Advanced Payroll, which you can customise to suit your employees.

      The actual set-up requirements for your employees will vary depending on the State or Territory in which they are employed, and the award and other industrial instruments that apply to their employment. Click hereto find out more about LSL laws. Please seek your own professional advice if you are unsure about your legal obligations regarding LSL.

      Disclaimer: This information about how to use MYOB Advanced is of a generic nature and is based on information supplied by MYOB. Not to be relied on for legal, accounting or employment advice.

      Before You Proceed

      The following example is how we would set this up for Victoria, Australia however this is completely customisable to apply to any Australian State.
      In New Zealand, companies who choose to offer Long Service Leave to employees, can also use this setup process.

      Setting Up Long Service Leave

      The calculations for this example are based on a 38 hour week working 7.6 hours per day and made as follows:

      • Total entitlement is 8.6667 weeks being equivalent to 43.3335 days broken down as follows:

       

      Years

       

      7

      3

      Total

      Weeks

      6.0669

      2.60001

      8.6667

      Days

      30.3335

      13.0001

      43.3335

      Hours

      230.5342

      98.8004

      329.3346

       

       

       

       

       

      1. Navigate to and open the Entitlements screen (MPPP3300).
        The Entitlements Screen appears.
      2. Click + and enter the relevant fields:
        • Trigger Date: Enter the relevant date from which the entitlement will accrue. 
        • Units: Select the required units. 
          Note: This example uses days however you could use other units such as hours.
        • At Period End: Select C/Fwd Balance this means that it will continue to accrue into the next period.
        • Full Time Hours Per Year: Enter the full time hours per year.
        • Leave: By clicking this checkbox, the LSL can be linked with leave accrual and leave taken pay items.
          LSL
          Payroll > Pay Item Configuration > Entitlements (MPPP3300)
          This means that after the first 7 years there will be Lump Sum entitlement added to the employee's record followed by an accrual of 13.0001 days over the next 3 years to ensure the entitlement equals 43.3335 days at the 10 year anniversary.
          Then for every 5 years of service after the 10 year anniversary a further 21.6665 days is accrued.


      It is also recommended that you reconcile your employees' LSL balances periodically and before LSL is taken or paid out, particularly if you were using more than one payroll system over the LSL accrual period, have had multiple payroll officers or your employee's hours of work have changed. Refer to the links to State government LSL calculators under Related Articles and Resources below.

      Adding Accruals for Long Service Leave

      1. Click the Accrued From tab.
      2. Click + and add the required Pay Items used to accrue the Long Service Leave.
      3. Click Save.

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