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How to create a new Earnings

Steps to create a new earnings to pay employees in Sage Payroll with

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Written by Mathew Shulman
Updated over 2 months ago

To create a new earnings:

  1. Go to Settings, Pay Components.

  2. Click Add Pay Component at the top right.

  3. Select Earnings from the Component Type drop-down.

  4. Choose an option for Pay component*

    • Bonus

    • Commission

    • Other taxable benefits (Cash allowance)

    • Overtime (hourly)

    • Overtime double (hourly)

    • Pay in lieu of notice

    • Regular (hourly)

    • Salary

    • Sick leave

    • Statutory holiday

    • Vacation taken

    • Vacation paid-out

  5. Give the component a name and a Pay statement description.

  6. Click Save.


Attach an Earnings to a pay group or employee

When you attach an earnings to a pay group it appears in all future pay runs for any employees in that pay group. This can save time if you have earnings that apply to lots of employees.

To attach an earning to a pay group:

  1. Go to Settings, Pay Groups.

  2. Select the pay group you want to attach the pay component to, then Edit Pay Group.

  3. Select Next, then Next again to bring up the Pay Template Detail options.

  4. Select Add New Earnings.

  5. Select the check box next to the new pay component, then Add.

  6. Check the pay component appears in the list, then Save.

When you attach an earning to an employee, it will appears in all future pay runs for that employee, even if they change pay group.

To attach a pay component to an employee:

  1. From the Employee tab, select the employee you want to edit.

  2. Select Payslip Template Values.

  3. Select Add New Earnings.

  4. Select the check box next to the new pay component, then Add.

  5. Check the pay component appears in the list, then Save.

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