Summary
How to add a pension deduction to an employee in Sage Payroll.
Description
If you have set up Pension schemes in Payroll, you can add a pension deduction to an employee. You do this when you process their pay.
Resolution
CAUTION: Each employee can have only one pension scheme deduction. If there’s an existing pension scheme assigned to them, you must remove this first.
Add pension to employees
- Select the Pay Runs tab, then select Process Pay Run.
- Continue with the process as normal until the Edit Pay stage. Enter all usual payments and deductions
- Select Add Deduction, then select Add a new Workplace Pension. This option is only available once you’ve created at least one pension scheme.
- Select the pension scheme and group. If you are using NEST pensions you also select the Payment Source you want to use.
- Select Save and repeat the process for any other employees who need a pension scheme.
You can delete the deduction from the employee record. Select the cross button, next to the deduction when you process the employee pay.