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Last Updated: 2024-11-01
Record a Court Order (AUS)

Record a Court Order (AUS)

Security:
Worker Data: Payroll (Withholding Orders) - AUS
 domain in the AUS Payroll functional area.
Record a court order to begin deductions during payroll processing.
  1. Access the
    Record AUS Withholding Order for Worker
     task.
  2. Enter the worker name and select
    Court Order (AUS)
    .
  3. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Entry Type
    • Original Order
      : Select when you enter a withholding order for the first time.
    • Amended
      : Select when you are updating an existing withholding order.
    • Terminate
      : Select when you are ending a withholding order.
    Order Number
    Use the number on the order from the issuing authority.
    If there isn't a number from the issuing authority, enter a number.
    Once you choose an order number, you can't change it.
    Order Date
    Issue date of the withholding order.
    Received Date
    The date and time that your organization received the withholding order from the issuing authority.
    Effective Date
    The date that deductions commence. The
    Effective Date
     must be on or after the
    Order Date
    .
    Company
    Workday automatically fills the
    Company
     with the company that the worker was in on the
    Received Date
    .
    You can't change the company once there are completed pay results that include the withholding order.
    Order Period Frequency
    Frequency of the pay period amount as indicated on the order. Workday converts the amount to deduct in each pay period when the worker's pay frequency differs from the frequency on the withholding order.
    Issued In
    The state/territory that the withholding order has been issued in, or Federal for federal orders.
    Deduction Recipient
    The recipient of the withholding deduction.
  4. As you complete the
    Deductions Amount
     section, consider:
    Option Description
    Amount Type
    Select
    Amount on Order
    . The actual amount on the order aligned to the period frequency specified on the order will be deducted.
    Pay Period Amount
    The amount deducted per pay period.
  5. As you complete the
    Protected Earnings
     section, consider:
    Option Description
    Override Protected Earnings
    Workday uses the legislated protected earnings based on the Applicable Legislation value.
    Amount Type
    Displays when you check the
    Override Protected Earnings
     check box.
    Pay Period Amount
    Displays when
    Override Protected Earnings
     is checked.
You can't edit or delete a withholding order that has been used in a calculation. Use the
Amend
 or
Terminate
Entry Type
 instead.
  • Access the
    Run Pay Calculation
     task and review the results to ensure that the correct amounts are deducted. You can use the related action
    View Deduction History
     on the withholding order to view the deduction amount for each pay period.
  • View details for calculating withholding orders on the
    View Payroll Withholding Order Data
     report.
  • To stop a withholding order, select the
    Terminate Order
     check box on the withholding order.