Setting up garnishments.
Here are two ways to setup a garnishment. Fixed percentage and Fixed amount.
TO SETUP A GARNISHMENT FOR A FIXED PERCENTAGE
- Set up the garnishment
- Add the deduction to the applicable earnings types in Earnings Type
- Go to Employee Maintenance and enter the deduction there. Enter the percentage there without entering the Max Deduction Amount.
TO CREATE A GARNISHMENT FOR A FIXED AMOUNT:
- Create the deduction
- Add the deduction to the applicable earnings types in Earning Type Maintenance
- Add the deduction to the employee in Employee Maintenance. Enter the amount per pay period with no max amounts.