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A lot of things change over the space of 10 years, and computer equipment is no different. While the outlay in dollars is still considerable, purchasing a computer has never been better value. Advances in technology and manufacturing have seen the speed and capacity of computer equipment continue to expand while prices have dropped. Here are just a few amazing comparisons between PCs of today and the computers of 10 years ago.
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Today, a video card has more memory on it than a 1992 era computer would have had in total
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In 1992, 4Mb of RAM (random access memory) would have been typical, costing around $48 per Mb. These days a computer is likely to have 512Mb RAM (128 times more) costing approximately 50 cents per Mb.
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A standard 40Gb hard drive today will cost less than half a cent per megabyte, but 10 years ago a 120Mb drive would have set you back around $4.00 per megabyte (1000 times more)
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Ten years ago the best colour printing for home was done by 24 pin colour dot matrix printers, with no chance of getting photo quality output. Today, equipment such as scanners, digital cameras, and inkjet printers allow you to do what only professional printers could perform back then.
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A 486 CPU (Central Processor Unit) in 1992 ran at approximately 50Mhz and contained around 1.2million transistors. Today's CPU runs at over 2Ghz (2000Mhz) and has over 50 million transistors.
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Computers 10 years ago didn't have zip drives, CD burners, DVD drive, USB ports, wheelie mice or 17 inch monitors
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While all this is great for the consumer, and means you get more for your dollar, there has been a recent downside to the lower costs of computer hardware. Major hard drive manufacturers have announced that they will be reducing their standard 3-year warranty on certain drives back to 12 months. With prices and margins so low manufacturers are looking to reduce costs further. Just another reason to make sure you backup your data!
How do I pay someone who is going on leave for 6 weeks?
When an employee goes on leave for 6 weeks (depending on the arrangement between you and the employee) you can either:
1. Pay them the appropriate amount of holiday pay every pay period, or
2. Pay them the full amount of the holiday pay at the start of their leave
To pay the appropriate amount of holiday pay every pay period:
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ADD the employee to the Current Pay in the usual manner each pay period
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Make sure that the Transaction Codes you use for the employee's pay are the appropriate ones for the employee's leave
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PROCESS the pay as per normal
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To pay the employee the full amount of their holiday pay at the start of their leave you need to work out the number of Pay Periods you will be paying them for. This will be determined by the following factors:
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The length of your pay period (fortnightly, monthly, etc)
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Whether the employee's leave coincides with the start of a pay period or is part way through a pay period
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Whether you are running a separate pay run for the employee or they are part of your normal pay run
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For example:
The pay period is a fortnight and the employee will be away for 6 weeks, so the number of pay periods for their leave is 3. They are going on leave at the start of a pay period, and you are for paying their leave when you process your normal pay run.
Therefore the employee will get their last pay before going on leave (1 pay period) plus their holiday pay (3 pay periods).
If Holiday Pay and Normal Time are paid using the same Transaction code:
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Go to the CURRENT PAY
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Set the DEFAULT NO OF PERIODS on the top left of the form to 4
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HIGHLIGHT the employee that is going on leave and ADD them to the CURRENT PAY. Pay2k will calculate their pay based on 4 periods and the Tax payable will be calculated based on the money being received over 4 pay periods.
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Change the DEFAULT NO OF PERIODS on the top left of the form to 1
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ADD the other employees to the pay. Their pay will be calculated on 1 pay period.
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FINALISE the pay and UPDATE
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If the Holiday Pay has its own transaction code.
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Go to the CURRENT PAY
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Set the DEFAULT NO OF PERIOD on the top left of the form to 1
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ADD all the employees to the pay. The pay will be calculated based on 1 pay period.
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HIGHLIGHT the employee who is going on leave and click on EDIT on the tool bar
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ADD the Transaction Code for the holiday leave to the employee's Current Pay information
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Enter the appropriate value for the transaction so it is for 3 pay periods
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Go to the PERIODS field for the employee on the right side of the form and change the number of periods to be 4.
This will set the tax to be calculated on the gross amount as the amount is being paid over 4 pay periods. If it is left as 1 the tax deducted would be greater as the record will be treated as if the amount of money is being earned in one pay period, which will put the tax into a higher bracket.
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FINALISE the pay and UPDATE.
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As the employee on leave has been paid for their leave they should not be included in the next 3 pay runs.
www.savewater.com.au
A sobering thought...
"Australia is the driest continent on earth (excluding Antarctica) but we are the greatest consumers of water per capita"
As we are approaching summer, and many areas are facing the prospect of drought, saving water is an important consideration. The Save Water website provides tips for reducing our water consumption and also information about products that can help us to do this in the home, garden, office and even at school. Green thumbs will appreciate the plant selector that recommends plants that are best suited to where you live in Australia.
20 to 26 October is National Water Week, a great opportunity for us to examine the ways in which we use (and waste) water. Information about activities and competitions is available on the Save Water website.
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."
E J Phelps (1822-1890), American lawyer, diplomat and politician
For more information, please contact:
Heather McKay
Human Edge Software
Phone: +61 3 9690 5004
Fax: +61 3 9690 2802
Email: pay2k@humanedge.biz
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