Overview
Government Statutory Bonus and Government Weekly Allowance are given in Talexio based on this source: Bonus and Weekly Allowances. Both Government Statutory Bonuses and Government Weekly Allowances are fully taxable.
If an employee had more than one position during a Bonus Period due to changes in their Job Schedule, bonuses are calculated according to each position.
- Bonus Period
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The Bonus Period is the date range used to calculate an employee’s bonus.
Government Statutory Bonus:
- June payment: 1 Jan – 30 Jun
- December payment: 1 Jul – 31 Dec
Government Weekly Allowance:
- March payment: 1 Oct (previous year) – 31 Mar
- September payment: 1 Apr – 30 Sep
Permissions
You need to have the Manage Payroll and Manage Client Settings permissions.
Payroll settings
On Talexio, users have the option to pay these bonuses to employees on a Part-Time schedule more frequently. To do so, go to settings and click on the Payroll tab.
How it works
By default, this setting is off, but by switching the switch on, a fixed part time employee (i.e. a non-full time employee who works on a regular weekly schedule) will have their bonuses spread over three month periods rather than every six months. Having this switch turned on or off does not impact the the total amount of bonus received in a calendar year. They will receive the bonuses prorata.
Within an employee's Job Schedule, there may be the option to not pro-rate bonuses set. If this is set to not pro-rate the bonuses, the employee will always receive them in full.
Extra Basic Hours
When Extra Basic Hours are included in a payslip, these will be taken into consideration for the Government Bonuses. Even though these are taken into consideration, the amount of the bonus will not exceed the Maximum amount available. When these are added to the payslip, the date provided for the extra hours will determine the bonuses the Extra Basic Hours are linked to. In the example below, the hours added will be taken into consideration for the December and March Bonuses.
Irregular employees
But what about irregular employees?
Regardless of the status of the 'More frequent bonuses for fixed part-timers' switch, irregular employees are paid government bonuses every quarter.
Therefore, in December, they are paid 2 bonuses. Part of the March Weekly Allowance (for hours worked before 1st October and 31st December) and part of the December Statutory Bonus (for hours worked between 1st October and 31st December). They would have been paid for the remaining portion of the December Statutory Bonus in September, and they will be paid for the remaining March Weekly Allowance the following September.
When Extra Basic Hours are added to a payslip for irregular employees, the hours will need to be added to a payslip within the quarter in which those hours should be considered in the bonus and be paid. For example, if Extra Basic Hours for September are added to the October Payslip, these hours will not be considered for the Bonuses for that Quarter. This would be because the Bonus considers hours added between 1st October and 31st December. The September hours included in the October payslip will also not be included in the September bonus, since this has already been paid and passed.
Please take note of the table below outlining the bonus quarters and the date ranges considered:
| Quarter |
Bonuses Paid |
Dates Considered |
| Quarter 1 |
March Weekly Allowance (€60.58) June Statutory Bonus (€67.55) |
1st January - 31st March |
| Quarter 2 |
June Statutory Bonus (€67.55) September Weekly Allowance (€60.58) |
1st April - 30th June |
| Quarter 3 |
September Weekly Allowance (€60.58) December Statutory Bonus (€67.55) |
1st July - 30th September |
| Quarter 4 |
December Statutory Bonus (€67.55) March Weekly Allowance (€60.58) |
1st October - 31st December |