Quick summary
Setting up paid parental leave in Xero requires navigating to Payroll Settings and adding a new leave type under Pay Items. This process ensures your payroll system correctly tracks and pays parental leave entitlements for your employees.
Steps
- On Xero's main dashboard, head to the top menu bar and click Payroll.
- Choose Payroll Settings from the list of options.
- Tap the Pay Items tab.
- Choose Leave from the available choices.
- Click Add in the top-right corner of the panel.
- Select Paid Leave to proceed.
- Fill out all input fields with the necessary leave information.
- Review your input and click Add to save.
- Confirm the Leave Type added notification — your paid parental leave is now set up in Xero.
