Set up sick pay accumulator
A Sick Pay Accumulator option is available for accumulating hours per pay.
Using this option:
- The sick pay accumulator is updated with an ‘Hours per Pay’ value on all regular runs for active employees, even if the employee is not receiving a payment. If the hours should not apply to an employee, an adjustment must be manually entered. Go to the
For example, if the ‘Hours per Pay’ is 2.00 and the accrual should not apply to this regular run, enter -2.00 on the
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- The accumulator allotment for Hours per pay is not added to the employee’s accumulator on extra runs or with manual, reversal or 2nd payments for any employees assigned this option.
For accumulator functionality linked to time off requests, contact your Customer Support Team to learn more. Service fees apply.
Prerequisites
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The sick pay accumulator and a sick pay payment code is set up by your Customer Support Team. Service fees apply.
Tasks

- Click the Pay Period menu and click the Enter button for the pay period you want to work with.
- Go to the or , as applicable.
- (For existing employees) Select the employee for whom sick pay should be accrued in hours.
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In the Sick Pay Accumulator section, select the appropriate plan in the Plan field (Sick Pay), and enter the number of hours the employee should accrue per pay in the Hours per Pay field (if applicable). Hours per pay are not required.
Note: The plan defaults to ‘Not Applicable’ for all existing employees.
When a plan is selected, a message displays explain how the hours are accrued.
- Click Save.
After an employee is set to accrue sick pay in hours, the Employee Information Bar displays the Current hours in Sick Pay Accumulator.