With the introduction of STP2, Time in Lieu is now recorded as Other Paid leave in the Disaggregation of Gross settings in Single Touch Payroll in your Attaché Online Organisation. See the ATO reference page: STP Phase 2 reporting – Quick reference guide
Therefore, to set up Time in Lieu, you need to;
Set up a new income category: for Time In Lieu (Note: Prior to STP2, you could use the Flexi-Time income category, but now you cannot).
Set up 2 new income types: (Time in Lieu Accrued, Time in Lieu Taken).
Set up a new leave table: for Time in Lieu to record leave balances against.
Assign the new leave table: in Employee Masterfiles.
Setup Standard Pays: Set up time in lieu lines in Standard Pays.
To set up a new income category
You will need to set up a User Defined Income Category. to do this;
Navigate to Setups, Payroll, Options, Payroll Options, Other Options tab.
Enter the required User Defined Income Category In the Income Category 1 or 2 fields as per screen shot below
Accept (F9) to save the changes.
Set up two new income types
From Setups, Payroll, Income Types, Income Type Maintain, create 2 new income types as per below, and click Accept (F9) to save the changes.
📌Note: again as per above, you can use the existing Flexi-Time income category as the accrual if you only want to use one user-defined income category.
Set up a leave table
Navigate to Setups, Payroll, Leave tables, Maintain.
Enter as per below in the Leave Table Details tab.
Tick Time In Lieu Accrual in the Pay Elements tab.
Accept (F9) to save the changes.
Assign the new leave table to employee Masterfiles
In order for Time in Lieu to start accruing, it is required to assign the relevant leave table to the required employee Masterfiles.
Navigate to Payroll, Masterfiles, Employee Details, Maintain, Leave tab.
In the Leave Table column, enter the TIL leave table code against the Time In Lieu row.
Set up time in lieu lines in Standard Pays
Choose Payroll, Masterfiles, Employee Standard Pays, Maintain.
Add the TIL-Accum (-) and TIL-Taken (+) pay element lines to the required employee standard pays.
Click Finish (Esc), and Yes to save the standard pay.
See also: Pay time in lieu.






