Creating paid family and domestic violence leave

Modified on Fri, 30 May at 11:29 AM

Paid family and domestic violence (PFDV) leave came into effect on February 1st, 2023.

The key payroll implications for this new legislation are as follows:

Each employee is entitled to 10 days paid PFDV leave annually.
The leave is available in full to full time employees, and also part time and casual employees where those employees are scheduled/rostered to work.
Until the ATO formulates specific guidelines for reporting this leave in single touch payroll (STP), it must be reported as leave type 'other'.
When this leave is taken by an employee, their payslips must not show that the payment is for PFDV leave for safety reasons. Instead the PFDV leave should be shown as 'other leave' or 'miscellaneous leave'.

In the Options tab, click Leave.
Click New.
Enter the Leave Name as Other or Miscellaneous Leave; this is what displays on the employees payslip.
Enter a Leave Description.
Select Other Leave for the Leave Class, and Standard Time Leave for the Accrual Method.
Click the + icon.
Enter 10 Days for both the Initial Accrual and Total Cap.
Click Save & Close.