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Assign & Setup Pay Items to calculate Employee Gross Pay

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Written by Matthew Calleja
Updated over 6 months ago

Overview

Employee Pay Items allows you to assign and configure pay items set up in Pay Items to an employee. 

What are Employee Pay Items used for?

Employee Pay Items are used during payroll calculation to work out the Gross pay employees are entitled to.


Adding a new Employee Pay Item

  1. In HR > Main > Employees, create a new Employee Pay Item by first highlighting the employee you would like to add a Pay Item for.

  2. Click on Pay Items followed by the Insert icon, then update the characteristics of the pay item as desired. Note: information on each characteristic can be found below.

  3. Once ready, click on the Save icon to commit changes.

Pay Item characteristics

  • Pay item: Select the pay item being allocated to the employee. Pay Items are set up in the Pay Items screen which can be found here.

  • Amount: Total value amount in Euros of pay item per payroll period.

  • Number of Contributions: The number of pay items to be contributed in one payroll period.

  • Amount calculation setting: Choose when and how pay amount is set.

  • Contribution calculation setting: Choose when and how the number of contributions is set.

  • Start Date: Date from which pay item is applicable.

  • End Date: Date until which pay item is applicable.

  • External reference: When pay item relates to a third party entity, enter any required reference here. 

If you want the pay item to be recurring or indefinite, leave the start and end dates blank.

Editing an existing Employee Pay Item

To edit an existing employee pay item, highlight the pay item by clicking once on the respective row and click the Edit button.

Deleting an Employee Pay Item

To delete an existing employee pay item, highlight the pay item and click on Delete.


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