Set up employees

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To pay an employee you'll need to set them up and enter some basic details into MYOB Essentials.

Before you start

There's a couple of things you'll need to do before adding an employee into MYOB Essentials.

If you are

Do this first

an Australia business

Give the employee a Tax file number declaration form to fill in and return to you (see a sample – PDF viewer required). You’ll need it in front of you when you’re entering their details. You can order this form from the ATO website.

Your employee will also need to give you the relevant forms for any variations or exemptions they’re claiming (for example, Flood levy exemption declaration).

a New Zealand business

Ask the employee to complete and give you a Tax code declaration (IR330) form, containing their tax information. You’ll need this form in front of you when you’re entering their details. They can download this form from the IRD website (PDF viewer required). Your employee might also give you a Special tax code or student loan repayment certificate (IR23), which authorises you to change the rate at which they pay tax or student loan repayments.

To add an employee

Go to the Payroll menu and choose Employees.
Click Add Employee.

On the New Employee page, enter the following employee details:

Task	Description
1	Enter employee personal details
2	Enter tax details
3	Set up earnings and deductions
4	Set up leave
5	Set up KiwiSaver (New Zealand only)
6	Set up Pay superannuation (Australia only)
7	Enter notes about the employee

Can't enter employee details?

If there's no fields available to enter employee details, you're probably using Microsoft Edge, the web browser in Windows 10. You'll need to enter employee details using a different web browser, like Chrome or Firefox. (What browser am I using?)

To remove an employee

You can't delete an employee, but you can mark them as Inactive. Simply deselect the Active employee option on the Employee details tab of the employee record.

Employee record with active employee option deselected