Enter new employee information

There are several steps to entering information for a new employee in Powerpay:

Tip: You must open a pay period to use this feature / functionality. Click the Pay Period menu and click the Enter button for the pay period you want to work with. The Payroll and Process menus become available.

1. Complete the Employee Profile
2. (Optional) If your company is set up for direct deposits and the new employee wants to have their pay deposited directly into one or more bank accounts, see Set up direct deposits.
3. Add permanent values for employee deductions and employer contributions. See Add or change deductions and contributions entries.
4. Assign employees to a vacation plan
5. Specify additional statutory deduction information for the employee (federal tax, provincial tax, CPP/QPP, and EI). See Modify statutory deduction calculations on an employee's earnings
6. Set up rates, factors, or permanent earnings. See Set up permanent rates, factors and earnings.
7. Assign employees to accrue sick pay in hours (if applicable)

After these steps are completed, you can enter payroll amounts for the new employee.