Onboarding - setting up deductions for the first time
If you have deductions you need to set up for your staff, follow the below steps.
Please note Child Support deductions are set up under your employee's Bank and tax tab once you have set your employees up. For other deductions, please follow the below steps:
1. Click on Settings, Payroll settings.
2. Now, click on Pay components.
3. Go to the Deductions tab and click on Add.
4. Enter the name of the new deduction.
5. Select the type of deduction you want, e.g. fixed dollar amount, based on percentage.
6. Select the options that apply. Click on the ? for information about the options.
7. Click Save.
8. Click on Contract groups.
9. Now select the Contract group you would like the deduction applied to, e.g. salaried employees, waged employees..
10. Scroll down the page to Deductions and tick the box next to the new deduction to apply it to this contract group.
11. Click Save. Repeat for any other contract group that the deduction will apply to.
You will apply the deduction to the applicable employees when you set up the employees.