How do I change a Contractor's Cessation Date and Reason?

How to enter or change a Contractor's Cessation Date and Reason.

If you are ceasing a Payee, refer to How do I cease an Employee?

If you are reinstating (re-hiring) a Payee, refer to How do I reinstate an Employee?

Select Payees from the side navigation menu.

Locate the Payee you require by manually scrolling through the Payee List, entering the name into Search or using Show Advanced Filters.

Once the Payee has been located, select Actions > Edit.

🎯 Edit is unavailable if the Payee is included in an unposted Pay Run. To edit the Payee, the Payee must either be removed from the Pay Run or the Pay Run must be posted/reported to the ATO.

Select Employment and Payment.

Navigate to Employment.

Choose the Cessation Date.

Choose the Cessation Reason.

Voluntary Cessation – an employee resignation, retirement, domestic or pressing necessity or abandonment of employment.
Ill Health – an employee resignation due to medical condition that prevents the continuation of employment, such as for illness, ill health, medical unfitness or total permanent disability.
Deceased – the death of an employee.
Redundancy – an employer-initiated termination of employment due to a genuine bona-fide redundancy or approved early retirement scheme, or a non-genuine redundancy.
Dismissal – an employer-initiated termination of employment due to dismissal, inability to perform the required work, misconduct or inefficiency.
Contract Cessation – the natural conclusion of a limited employment relationship due to contract/engagement duration or task completion, seasonal work completion, or to cease casuals that are no longer required.
Transfer – the administrative arrangements performed to transfer employees across payroll systems, move them temporarily to another employer (machinery of government for public servants), transfer of business, move them to outsourcing arrangements or other such technical activities.

Select Save to save your changes.

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