Summary of Setup

A summary of all the elements, plans, and rate definitions required to implement the absences feature for the relevant absence type.

Summary of items to create to fully implement the Absences feature:

ABSENCE TYPES	ABSENCE PLANS	ABSENCE ELEMENTS	ABSENCE DEFINITION
Maternity Leave	One plan for Statutory Maternity Pay One or more plans for Occupational Maternity Pay schemes	One element for Statutory Maternity One element per occupational plan	Placeholder Rate Definition Average Weekly Earnings for “Birth” Rate Definition
Adoption Leave	One plan for Statutory Adoption Pay One or more plans for Occupational AdoptionPay schemes	One element for Statutory Adoption One element per occupational plans	Same Placeholder Rate Definition Average Weekly Earnings for “Adoption” Rate Definition
Paternity Leave – Birth	One plan for Statutory Paternity Pay Birth One or more plans for Occupational PaternityPay schemes	One element for Statutory Paternity Pay Birth One element per occupational plans	Same Placeholder Rate Definition Same Average Weekly Earnings for “Birth” Rate Definition
Paternity Leave – Adoption	One plan for Statutory Paternity Pay Adoption Same Occupation Paternity Pay schemes as above	One element for Statutory Paternity Pay Adoption Same elements as above	Same Placeholder Rate Definition Same Average Weekly Earnings for “Adoption” Rate Definition
Sickness Leave	One plan for Statutory Sick Pay One or more plans for Occupational Sick Pay	One element for Statutory Sick Pay One element per occupational plans	Same Placeholder Rate Definition
Shared Parental Leave - Birth	One plan for Shared Parental Leave Birth One or more plans for Occupational Shared Parental Leave Pay	One element for Shared Parental Leave Birth One or more plans for Occupational Shared Parental Leave Pay	Same Placeholder Rate Definition Same Average Weekly Earnings for “Birth” Rate Definition
Shared Parental Leave – Adoption	One plan for Shared Parental Leave Adoption Same plans as above	One element for Shared Parental Leave Adoption Same elements as above	Same Placeholder Rate Definition Same Average Weekly Earnings for “Adoption” Rate Definition
Sickness During Maternity Pay Period	One plan for Sickness During Maternity Pay Period	One element for Sickness During Maternity pay Period. Note: Use Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, or Adoption as secondary classification. One element per occupational plans	Same Placeholder Rate Definition