KIT and SPLIT Days Elements

Using Absence Management, you can record KIT days against a maternity or adoption absence by adding KIT Days Certification.

The dates are recorded in Comments. Working a KIT or SPLIT Day does not stop any statutory payments due to the employee; statutory payments stop only if the number of KIT days exceeds the legislative maximum of KIT days. Use the Exceeded Number of KIT Days certification. The payment of KIT days is not managed using Absence Management.

For payroll processing purposes, you can configure KIT or SPLIT Days using any of the following:

• Earnings elements and element entries

• OTL Time cards or third-party time management system

• HCM Data Loader

If you record KIT and SPLIT days on a time card, the days and amounts to be paid could be derived based on dates entered on the calculation card.

If you are not using OTL or HCM Data Loader, configure the element following the instructions for Unit by Rate, noting the following:

• Identify the earnings element as a KIT or SPLIT Day using the SPLIT or KIT Days Type field in the element-level TPS Information EFF context.
• You must create one element entry for each KIT or SPLIT day worked (using the Date Worked input value). This applies even if the employee works multiple consecutive KIT or SPLIT days and is to ensure correct reporting.
• Only one unit is needed (Days), so there is no need to modify the input value.

Earning Element for a KIT or SPLIT Day

To create an earning Element for a KIT or SPLIT Day:

1. Create the KIT/SPLIT Day as irregular earning, nonrecurring element.
2. Enter the required details as shown here:

   Field	Values
   Unit Type	Days
   Multiple entries	Allowed
   Calculation Rule	Days * Rate
   Periodicity Conversion Rule	You may have to create a custom conversion rule if you want one that calculates a daily rate based on 195 working days, which is what the number of working days is for teachers, not the default of 260. Most (but not all) publicly funded schools in England operate according to the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) which states that a classroom teacher can only be directed by the headteacher to work for up to a maximum of 1,265 hours over 195 days of the year.

3. Specify the element type in the SPLIT or KIT Days Type segment in the TPS Information context.
4. Create the date input value Date Worked. This will be used to record the KIT day on which the person worked.