Updating the leave opening balance date and values in the employee profile is often overlooked when adding take on employees.

Leave is calculated based on the days and not on a monthly period. Legislation affords an employee leave based on days worked and not calendar months. Other software uses the average days per month (365 / 12) and this has resulted the employer or employee being short-changed every single time. The variance from one month to the next is minimal, but it makes sense if you follow the for every x days worked rule as determined by law.

To automatically add remuneration for leave on termination may cause some employers to be out of pocket because not all leave should always be paid out as annual leave expire after 18 months according to South African labour law and some employers although would allow the employee to still take it after 18 months, do not pay it out on termination. Thus, allowing edit of payslips after termination but before requesting the EMP201 report.