You can set up and apply allowances and deductions, using the same mechanism, across the scheduling, timesheet, and payroll workflow.
Allowances & Deductions are per unit pay items that add to or subtract from a staff member's total earnings to arrive at their final pay value.
Company Navigation
1. Log into your Guardhouse account & Click "Organization"
2. Click "Company"
3. Click "Payrates"
Payrate Configuration
4. Click "Pay Categories"
Pay Category Setup
5. Click "Add new"
6. Add the name of the Allowance in the Pay Category Name field
7. Select the "Allowance" option in the Category Type dropdown.
8. Enter the Unit value in the Rate field
9. Choose Yes if the allowance will export with payroll or No if it is just internally tracked
10. If the Allowance category needs a specific reference ID to feed into an accounting system, add it into the "Reference ID" field.
11. Click "Save Changes"
