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Average holiday pay

How to set up average holiday pay.

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Written by Jordan Hutchinson
Updated over 4 months ago

The average holiday calculation provides you with an average weekly pay value so that you can calculate holiday pay accurately.

Before you set up average holiday pay, there are some things you should consider:

  • Only pay elements flagged as Use for Average Holiday Pay are included in the calculations.

  • If required, you can exclude some of the most recent weeks.

  • You can include statutory pay and occupational pay in the calculation.

To set up average holiday pay in SelectPay, follow each of the sections below in order.

Configure pay elements

  1. Select System, and then Pay Elements.

  2. Find and select the relevant pay elements

  3. Click Edit, and then select the checkbox Use for Average Holiday Pay.

  4. Click Save.

  5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for each required pay element.


Employee setup

  1. Click Employees, and then click Records.

  2. Find the required employee, and then click View Record .

  3. Click the Holiday Pay tab, and then click Edit.

  4. Enter the number of periods to display averageable gross pay.

  5. If required, enter the number of periods to exclude.

  6. Click Save.

Manually add gross pay

If you need to adjust or add gross pay figures for previous periods, follow the steps below.

  1. Click Employees, and then click Records.

  2. Find the required employee, and then click View Record .

  3. Click the Holiday Pay tab, and then click Edit.

  4. Adjust or enter the values required against their respective periods.

  5. Click Save.


Include auto holiday

  1. Click Employees, and then click Records.

  2. Find the required employee, and then click View Record .

  3. Click the Standard Pay tab, and then click the Add icon.

  4. Click the pay element code dropdown, and then click AUTO WEEKLY HOL PAY.

  5. Click Save.

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