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How to Update Pay Details

As a Payroll Administrator, you may occasionally need to update a staff member's pay information. This article walks you through the full process of doing so — from navigating to the correct page, to adding pay elements and updating working hours, to saving your changes before running payroll.

Getting Started

  1. Click on PAYROLL.png.
  2. Click on admin.png.
  3. Navigate to the employee_pay_details.png tab.

    Employee Pay Details tab

  4. Your employee list will appear. Search for the staff member whose pay details you wish to edit, then click the pencil_icon.png (Edit) icon next to their name.

You will be redirected to the employee's pay details page, where you can update the following sections:

  • Employee Details
  • Additions
  • Deductions

Pay Details overview page

Adding Pay Elements under Additions or Deductions

Additions and Deductions section

At the bottom of the Additions or Deductions column, click the dropdown to select the pay element(s) you wish to apply, then click the Add button.

Add pay element dropdown

The selected pay element will be added to the respective Additions or Deductions section above.

Tip: You can add multiple pay elements by repeating this process for each element you need to include.

Updating Working Hours and Overtime (OT)

Note: This section is only available when the Display in Pay Information and Process OT option has been enabled in Payroll Configuration.

  1. Manually enter the relevant values in the corresponding columns, as applicable.

    Working Hours and OT input fields

  2. Once you are done, click Save button to save your changes.

    A confirmation message will appear — click Close to proceed.

    Save confirmation message

  3. The saved hours will now be reflected in the Additions section.

    Hours reflected in Additions section

Saving Your Changes

Important: After making any changes in Employee Details, Additions, or Deductions, always click the Save button before leaving the page. Unsaved changes will be lost.

Once all updates have been saved, you may proceed with the pay run whenever you are ready.

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