The system item for EWSS can be added individually or in bulk.

There is a dropdown menu on the Add Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme page which will allow you to select the appropriate entitlement:

• If your business was NOT directly impacted by the Public Health Restrictions, please use the item EWSS selection from the dropdown list.
• If your Business was DIRECTLY impacted by the Public Health Restrictions introduced in December 2021, please use the item EWSS- Public Health Restrictions selection.

To add the item individually:

• Go to an employee’s profile;
• Click on Add next to Regular Inputs;
• Select Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme;
• Select either EWSS or EWSS – Public Health Restrictions from the dropdown;
• Click Save.

To add the item in bulk:

• Go to Employees > Bulk Actions;
• Click on Regular Inputs under Payroll Inputs;
• Select Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme from the dropdown filters;

Click on the checkbox under Add to add it to the payslip for that employee.

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