1. Go to the Payroll command centre and click Payroll Categories.
2. Click the Entitlements tab and click the zoom arrow next to the Sick Leave Accrual category. The Entitlements Information window is displayed.
3. For the Calculation Basis, select Equals 0% of Gross Hours or Equals 0.000 Hours per Pay Period.
4. Select the Payroll Year End option Carry Remaining Entitlement Over to Next Year. Here's our example:
    
5. Click Employee. The Linked Employees window is displayed.
6. Select all employees entitled to receive sick leave.
7. Click OK to the Linked Employees window.
8. Click OK to the Entitlements Information window.

Determine how much leave is currently owed to each employee. For example, you may want to assume that employees were allocated the full quantity of leave on their previous anniversary. Deduct any sick leave that has been taken from this quantity and the remainder is the quantity of sick leave owing.

Remember leave is tracked in hours.

1. Go to the Card File command centre and click Card List.
2. Click the Employee tab and click the zoom arrow next to the applicable employee. The Card Information window is displayed.
3. Click the Payroll Details tab.
4. Click Entitlements.
5. In the Carry Over column, enter a quantity of hours against the Sick Leave Accrual entitlements so that the Total column now agrees with the sick leave balance owing as determined in the previous task. Here's our example:
   
6. Click OK.
7. Repeat steps 2 - 6 for each employee.

You can create a reminder to let you know when an employee's sick leave accrual needs to be restored to its full amount.

To set up the reminder

1. Go to the Card File command centre and click Card List.
2. Click the Employee tab and click the zoom arrow next to the applicable employee. The Card Information window is displayed.
3. Click the Reminder Log tab.
4. Click the Actions button and choose Create New Log Entry. The Reminder Employment anniversary - reset sick leave Log Entry window is displayed.
5. In the Notes field, enter a brief description.
6. In the Reminder Date field enter the date of the employee's next anniversary. Here's our example:
   
   
7. Click Record.

When the reminder date is reached

Once the reminder date is reached or has passed, the employee's name will be displayed under the Reminders tab of the To Do List (accessible at the bottom of all command centres).

Determine how much sick leave is owing to an employee at their anniversary

1. Go to the Reports menu and choose Index to Reports.
2. Click the Payroll tab.
3. Click the Balance Summary report (under the Entitlements heading).
4. Set the date range to be from July 1st to 30th June of the current payroll year.
5. Click Advanced.
6. In the Employees field, select the relevant employee.
7. In the Entitlements field, select Sick Leave Accrual.
8. Click Run Report. The report will display the Available Hours of sick leave for the specified employees.
9. Determine how many hours of leave is required to reset the leave back to its full amount at anniversary.

Create a zero pay to reset the employee's sick leave

You can manually override the Sick Leave Accrual on an employee's pay to increase or decrease their sick leave entitlement. This allows you to reset their leave back to its full amount. Make sure you zero all dollar amounts so no money is actually paid. 

Here's our example where an employee's Sick Leave Accrual is being increased by 8 hours:

When this pay is recorded, the sick leave accrual balance will be restored to its full amount.

To remove the contact log

Once the employee's sick leave balance has been reset, you can remove the reminder from the To Do List by selecting the entry then clicking Remove.

You can then create a new reminder for the next anniversary date, as described in Create a reminder for the employee's anniversary above.

Yes, the "running down" method can be used for other types of leave, including long service leave. The only difference is how much leave you allocate the employee upon commencement, and the frequency this leave is restored to its full amount (instead of annually, it might be after 10 years, or 15 years - depending on your long service arrangements).