Enhanced Holiday Pay allows you to calculate holiday pay based on average earnings. You can record annual leave, generate calculations, and view pay history.
Record annual leave
Where you record annual leave depends on a pay groups configuration.
Record annual leave in Payroll
If the Core Time Used for Holiday Recording indicator is turned off for a pay group.
On the Payroll Dashboard, click Employees.
Search for the relevant employee, then click View to open their record.
Click the Timesheets Current Period tab, then click Add.
Enter the timesheet details for the Holiday Leave Pay Code, then click OK.
Record annual leave in WFM
If the Core Time Used for Holiday Recording indicator is turned on for the pay group.
From the dashboard menu click Workforce Management or WFM Admin Dashboard.
Click the Employee Calendar tab, then select an Employee.
Click Actions, then click Add Absence.
Select the Holiday Leave Pay Code from the Leave Type drop-down menu.
Enter the absence details including start and end dates, then click Save.
📌 Note: Where you record annual leave affects how the Enhanced Holiday Pay screen displays when generating holiday pay.
Generate Holiday Pay
You can generate holiday pay by pay group, or at employee level. This is done after you have run the payroll validation task for the period.
Generate Holiday Pay by Pay Group
On the Payroll Dashboard, click Manage Payroll.
Click the three-dot menu next to the relevant Pay Group.
Click Enhanced Holiday Pay.
If you recorded annual leave in Payroll, review the current Payroll Period and click OK.
If you recorded annual leave in WFM, enter the From Date and To Date, then click OK.
Run the Payroll Validation task again to calculate gross to nett.
Generate Holiday Pay at employee level
On the Payroll Dashboard, click Employees.
Search for the relevant employee, then click View to open their record.
Click Actions, then click Enhanced Holiday Pay.
If you recorded annual leave in Payroll, review the current Payroll Period and click OK.
If you recorded annual leave in WFM, enter the From Date and To Date, then click OK.
Run the Payroll Validation task again to calculate gross to nett.
📌 Note: The log file for Holiday Pay is py_enhanced_hol_days_api.logXXXX.
View Holiday Pay history
Pay History displays past and current holiday pay calculations ordered by holiday pay date in descending order.
On the Payroll Dashboard, click Employees.
Search for the relevant employee, then click View to open their record.
Click the Pay History tab.
View calculation details
Click View on the Pay History entry.
The Holiday Pay Calculation screen displays the Standard Pot Calculation (total value, total hours, calculated rate, days/hours breakdown) and Enhanced Pot Calculation (total value, total hours, calculated rate, top-up rate, employee contract rate, enhanced rate applied).
Click Linked Appointments to view the appointments used to calculate the enhanced rate.
📌 Note: Salary employees do not display Standard Rate and Enhanced Rate Calculation sections as these are not used to calculate their rate.
Create a Holiday Pay reconciliation report
From the dashboard menu, search for and click Insight.
Click Actions, then click Create Report.
Name your report and click OK, then click Add, then click Column.
Filter by the Enhanced Holidays Pay (Pay) view.
Select the required columns for your report and click OK.
Available columns include:
Already Claimed
Annual Leave End Date
Annual Leave Start Date
Appointment Id, Average Pay Element
Base Rate
Calculation Breakdown
Comments
Final Calculation Standard
Final Calculation Enhanced
Main Parameters
Menu options required
You need access to the following menu options to process enhanced holiday pay:
System | Menu Option |
Web Services |
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CorePortal Pay | Employee Dash - Holiday Pay History |
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