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AdminGBMP
Contributing User
2 years ago

Resignation after ACC

We have an employee who has been off work on ACC ((work related injury) - we have agreed it was but are not 100% certain it was not an old injury) he had only been in our employeement for approximately three weeks prior to his injury late November 2022 . We paid his first week of compensation as required at 80%. He has now resigned as of the 30 August 2023. Am I right in assuming his final pay will only be a very minimal amount eg. 8% of his AWE for the three/four weeks he was physically working with us.

  • Hi, AdminGBMP 

     

    Thanks for your post, and welcome to the MYOB Community Forum.

     

    In addition to the information that our Ultimate Partner jenniek provided, the final pay being calculated would be just 8% of the employee's gross earnings. If we were to add up all the gross earnings, it should have been $244.12. If it only shows $226.24, can be that the first week's gross earning is not yet included. Kindly double-check the figures and see if it will show the final pay amount of $244.12. 

     

    Please let us know if you require any further assistance with this. We are happy to assist.

     

    Best regards,

    Doreen

  • jenniek's avatar
    jenniek
    Ultimate Partner

    Hi AdminGBMP 

    When an employee is on ACC (work related or not) they are still employed by you and accruing leave (as if they had been working) so you will owe your employee leave @ 8% of AWE based on the 3 weeks he did work or ORD if AWE is lesser.

    • Doreen_P's avatar
      Doreen_P
      MYOB Moderator

      Hi, AdminGBMP 

       

      Thanks for your post, and welcome to the MYOB Community Forum.

       

      In addition to the information that our Ultimate Partner jenniek provided, the final pay being calculated would be just 8% of the employee's gross earnings. If we were to add up all the gross earnings, it should have been $244.12. If it only shows $226.24, can be that the first week's gross earning is not yet included. Kindly double-check the figures and see if it will show the final pay amount of $244.12. 

       

      Please let us know if you require any further assistance with this. We are happy to assist.

       

      Best regards,

      Doreen

      • jenniek's avatar
        jenniek
        Ultimate Partner

        Hi AdminGBMP Doreen_P 

        I would agree with Doreen_P  that 8% of the earnings within the payroll is $244.13.

        My confusion was any annual leave owing still needs to be paid, (ie if they had gone over their anniversary date) but in this case it is accrued leave, therefore not owing while they are off on ACC.

        I have included a couple of snips from employment.govt.nz which might help.

    • AdminGBMP's avatar
      AdminGBMP
      Contributing User

      So just to clarify.

       

      Employee (A) Started work on the 4.11.2023 and was injured on 16.11.23 he was then paid 80% of his Average weekly income for one week/5days. He has been on ACC since then and handed his resignation in on the 30.8.23.

      During his first few weeks of employement his gross earning were :

      WK1 $224

      WK2 $1148

      WK3 $784 + $358 (x2 Days on ACC)

      WK4 $537.60 (x 3 days on ACC)

       

      Final pay as calculated by MYOB was $226.24

       

      Is this correct?