Payroll Setup - Multiple Payroll Entities
Employment Hero Payroll
When you have more than one business and ABN that you are paying employees from, we can set up each one as a payroll entity and staff will be paid from the primary business they are employed at.
Adding Multiple Payroll Entities
Email Support with the following details for each entity:
- Business (Trading) Name
- Business (Legal) Name
- ABN
- Business Address
Link the Payroll Entity to Entities in erly
Part 1: Get Your Entity ID(s)
- Go to Payroll > Manage Payroll (Employment Hero)
- Select the Entity from the dropdown list (top left) and click Switch
- Go to the Payroll Settings tab
- Right-click on the Details link and select 'Open link in a new tab'
- Copy the number from the address bar

Part 2: Create/Update Entities
- Go to Workplace > Setup Details
- Go to the Entities/Cost Centres tab
- Add the Entity Name/ABN
- Paste the Entity ID into the Entity ID (for Payroll platform) field
- Click Update Entities
Assign Staff to a Primary Payroll Entity
- Go to Staff/HR > Manage Staff
- Click on the staff/employee's name
- go to the Employment Details tab
- Scroll down to Employed Entity and select the entity from the dropdown
- Click Update Employed Entity