Payroll settings
Set the pay period start day, default payable days, rounding, approval of salary revisions, PF and ESI options and what payslips show.
On this page
Go to Salary → Payroll settings. Change what you need and select Save. You need the Set up payroll permission.
Pay runs
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Pay period starts on day | One pay cycle for the whole business. Day 1 means the calendar month |
| Default payable days | The method used when a template does not set one |
| Default days counted in a month | For the fixed-number method |
| Count days with no attendance mark as absent | Unmarked days become loss of pay |
| Round net pay | No rounding, To the nearest rupee or Up to the next rupee |
| Salary revisions need approval | Revisions wait in Approvals before they apply |
| Pay daily staff for paid holidays | Daily staff are paid for paid holidays |
| Pay daily staff for weekly offs | Daily staff are paid for weekly offs |
With a start day of 26, for example, the October period runs from 26 September to 25 October.
PF and ESI
See PF and ESI settings.
Payslips
See What a payslip shows.
Related articles
Payable days methods
How calendar days, 30 or 26 days a month, a fixed number of days and working days only change a monthly salary when a staff member has loss of pay.
PF and ESI settings
Choose how employer PF and ESI are worked out for the business, which staff are covered, and the PF, UAN and ESI details each staff profile needs.
What a payslip shows
The parts of an X payslip, from earnings and deductions to days and year-to-date totals, and the settings that add or hide sections.
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