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Dealing with salary sacrifice deductions

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Salary sacrifice deductions are assigned to employees in their Employee Record. Details of these deductions can be changed at a company level, affecting all the employees using that type of deduction. For more information, see Setting up a salary sacrifice deduction.

Tip: When you use the Enter Payments option to pay your employee, you can quickly assign a salary sacrifice deduction using the Add Deduction button on the Deductions tab, then clicking the Salary Sacrifice tab. In these circumstances, you should follow the procedure from step 3.

To assign a salary sacrifice deduction to an employee

1. Employee list > select the relevant employees > Employee > Employee Record.
2. Employment tab > Pay Elements > Salary Sacrifice.

3. From the Salary Sacrifice window, you can:

   Assign a salary sacrifice deduction

   1. Scheme Name column > Finder button .
   2. From the drop-down list, select the salary sacrifice deduction you want to assign > OK.
   3. Enter the details of the salary sacrifice deduction in the boxes provided. For more information, see Employee's salary sacrifice details.

   Create a new type of salary sacrifice deduction

   1. Scheme Name column > Finder button .
   2. From the drop-down list > New.

   Tip: For more assistance, click Help.

   Delete a salary sacrifice deduction

   1. Select the deduction from the list > press F8.
   2. If you are sure you want to delete > Yes.

   Note: You can't remove a salary sacrifice deduction if it has year to date values for the current tax year.

4. When you have finished > Save.

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