To create a pay item, navigate to Admin, Structure, Pay Items. Ensure these are set up under the correct tab i.e. payment pay items set up under the payment tab, leave pay items set up under the leave tab. Ensure you have filled out all fields within the pay item e.g. taxable, rate, superable etc.
Once you have created the pay item, if this pay item relates to a leave, for example: is a leave pay item, and accrual pay item or a payment pay item to cash out any leave type ensure you enter this pay item into the relevant accrual type in Admin, Configuration, Accrual Types.
3. After the relevant pay item has been created, you will need to check if this pay item is subject to payroll tax. If this pay item is subject to payroll tax you will need to enter this into your provision policy, under the relevant reporting category, for all relevant states.
4. Another area that may need to be updated is your leave policies. Does this newly created pay item need to accrue leave when entered and processed? If so, you will need to add this in the relevant leave policy under Admin, Policies, Leave Policies. Ensure to update all applicable leave types within the leave policy.
5. The last field you will need to ensure is set up with this new pay item would be the award/s. The award is set up to drive the payment of pay items. If you do not need this pay item to be automatically paid it does not need to be set up in the award. The pay item can then be entered manually into the employees record as an addition / deduction or entered manually as a line item into the pay run.