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260626103750720
Last Modified Date:
Fri Jun 26 10:38:41 UTC 2026
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Create a payment
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Create a new payment

  1. Select Settings from the menu bar.
  2. Select Payments and Deductions.
  3. Select the Payments tab.
  4. Select Create new payment.
  5. Enter the details of the new payment.
  6. Select Save.

You can also edit the payment details from this screen. Select the payment from the list, and select Edit.

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Item Description
Payment Category

The employee can receive several different types of payment in a pay run. These payments have different categories.

  • Hourly Payments
  • Salary
  • Holiday Pay
  • Expenses
  • Redundancy
Payment Type When you create a new payment, you must specify the category it belongs to. Also specify the payment type to base the new payment on.
Name The name of the payment. This appears on payslips. You can accept the default name or enter your own.
Description Text to explain the purpose of the payment. You can accept the default description or enter your own.
Include in Calculation of

The following options are available:

  • Pension Earnings – Include the payment when calculating pensionable earnings
  • Qualifying Earnings – Include the payment when calculating qualifying earnings
  • Salary Sacrifice - Include the payment when calculating the Salary Sacrifice pension contribution

    NOTE:

    This option is only available for a payment that's subject to PAYE and NI.


    For more information, read Common pension terms. 

The payment now appears in the payments list in the Payments tab. You can add it to your employees during the next applicable pay run. To do this read Process a pay run.

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