How to Adjust a Child Related Payment

1.

A row should be added in the manual item stage of a pay batch. Follow steps 1 to 3 as described in this link to add a manual item for a payee

2.

In the Pay Code field, select the child related pay code e.g. SMP, SAP etc. The reversal needs to be against the pay code that has been set up with the child related pay type that was used to pay the payment.

3.

Enter the value and quantity of the unit for the adjustment.

4.

Process the pay batch to the Wage Cost stage. Check the value of the Employer Recovery/Compensation. This will reflect the adjustment value if the pay code used was for a child related pay code type and adjust the employer recovery made on the Employer Payment Summary.

5.

Process through to Review stage and close the pay batch. By using the pay code for the child related pay will then adjust the year to date value against the payee for that child related payment.

6.

Go to the payee record that had the child related payment that was incorrect.

7.

In edit mode, go to the Statutory Child Related Payments section and open the episode that is incorrect.

8.

As payments have been made, it will not be possible to remove the record. It will be necessary to amend the number of weeks to pay so that it does not pay any further payments. Enter the number of weeks that have been paid so far.

9.

Click Calculate button to recalculate the weeks.

10.

Click Save button in the screen. This will return you to the main payee record.

11.

Click Save button in the main payee screen.