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Paying people a net salary

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You can use your software to pay salaries as a net amount. Net pay is the amount left over following the deductions from the gross salary. Your software calculates the gross amount needed to provide the employee with their net pay.

Note: If you want to make a net payment that forms part of an employees final salary, such as an extra £100 net as a bonus? You should set up a Net Payment. For more information, see Managing net payments.

To apply Net to Gross Payments

1. From the employee list select the relevant employees > Employee > Employee Record.
2. Employment > Pay Elements.

3. Select the Apply Net to Gross Payments check box > Save.

   Tip: If you have selected more than one employee from the employee list > Next > Pay Elements and repeat step 3.

4. When you have finished > Save > Close.

Tip: To specify that a group of employees receive a net salary, it is easier to use the Global changes option.

To pay Net to Gross Payments

1. From the employee list select the employees you want to pay > Payroll > Enter Payments.
2. Net to Gross > enter the amount of net pay you want the employee to receive > OK.
3. If this is the employee's last payment from you, select the final payment check box. For more information, see Paying Leavers.
4. If you are paying a group of employees > click Save/Next to move to the next selected employee.
5. When you have finished > Close.

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