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New Zealand - Change an Employee Code

Updated over a month ago

You can change an Employee's Code if required, e.g. the wrong code was used. As the employee code is not included in Payday filing sent to the IRD, changing an employee code in a New Zealand database won't cause the employee's income to be overstated.

To change an employee code:

  • Set Agent permission to change Employee Codes

  • Change an Employee's Code

To set Employee Code change permission for an Agent:

An employee code can only be changed by an Agent has permission. To set the permissions:

  1. Log in as an Administrator.

  2. Go to Access MicrOpay Evo Administration, Agent Administration, Agents.

  3. Edit the Agent you need to update.

  4. Select the Options tab.

  5. Under Options tick Allow Employee Code Change.

  6. Click OK.

  7. The Agent will need to log out and log back in for change to take effect.

To change the Employee Code:

  1. Go to Payroll, Maintenance, Employees, Employees.

  2. Edit the employee.

  3. To the right of Employee Code you will have two icons. The first is for Notes and the second is to change the employee code. Click the second button to access the Employee Code.

  4. Amend the Employee Code.

  5. Click OK.

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