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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Record a Court Order (UK)

Record a Court Order (UK)

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Worker Data: Payroll (Court Orders) - UK
 domain in the UK Payroll functional area.
Workday enables you to record and process all types of court orders.
Workday calculates the deduction amount based on attachable or arrestable earnings, using either:
  • Weekly or monthly tables for court orders with table-driven deductions.
  • A normal deduction rate, taking into account any protected earnings.
  1. Access the
    Record UK Court Order for Worker
     task.
    You can enter multiple court orders per worker, but they can’t be from more than one issuing authority.
  2. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Reference Number
    Reference number from court documents. Once saved, you can't change the number.
    Court Order ID
    Must be unique across all court orders from all jurisdictions.
    If you define a sequence generator using the
    Create ID Definition / Sequence Generator
     and
    Edit Tenant Setup - Payroll
     tasks, you can leave this field blank. Workday enters the generated ID when you finish entering the court order.
    Order Date
    Issue date of the order or judgment. If the order includes a serve date, enter that date instead.
    Begin Date
    Workday deducts the initial deduction amount in the pay period that includes the
    Begin Date
    . The
    Begin Date
     must be on or after the
    Order Date
    .
    You can define a later begin date for fees on the
    Order Fees
     tab.
    End Date
    Workday deducts the final deduction amount, including any order fees, in the pay period before the one with the
    End Date
    . The only exceptions are Current Maintenance Arrestments and Conjoined Arrestments that include Maintenance.
    Maintenance Arrestments, as they’re based on a daily deduction rate, are applied until the
    End Date
    .
    You can define an earlier end date for employer fees on the
    Order Fees
     tab.
    Regardless of the end date, Workday stops processing a court order when:
    • It’s totally repaid.
    • The worker's terminated and has received their final pay.
  3. On the
    Order Fees
     tab, enter any employer or agency fees for processing the court order.
    Option Description
    Fee Type
    Automatically populates with
    Per Pay Period Employer Fee
     which is the only valid type for the UK.
    Fee Amount
    The amount shouldn’t exceed the limit for the type of order, or £1 per period.
    Deduction Recipient
    Not applicable for UK court order fees.
    Fee Schedule
    By default, the
    Begin Date
     and
    End Date
     fields, in the
    Order Info
     section, control the schedule for fees paid each period.
    • To start a fee later than the default
      Begin Date
      , select
      Fee Schedule
       and enter the
      Fee Begin Date
       field.
    • To end a fee before the default
      End Date
      , select
      Fee Schedule
       and enter the
      Fee End Date
      .
    • To charge an ongoing fee, leave
      Fee End Date
       empty.
  • Run Pay Calculation
     and review the results to ensure that the correct deduction and fee amounts are deducted. You can use
    View Deduction History
     to view the deduction amount for each pay period.
  • View statutory details for calculating court orders using
    View Payroll Withholding Order Data
    .
  • To stop a court order, select the
    Inactive Order
     check box in the
    Order Info
     section of the court order.
    Although Workday doesn't process inactive orders in a payroll run, it considers them as valid orders. Workday prevents you from adding orders for a worker from a different issuing authority when the worker has an inactive order.
  • Create a settle payments for court orders. For more information, see: Create a Payment for an Income Withholding Order or Court Order.