Summary
In this guide, you will learn how to customize Payboy's payroll system according to your company's payroll policy. These are the following settings that can be changed:
Scheduling payment periods and default payment date(s) of the month
Notifications for payday
Levies and Contributions paid via CPF, including Skills Development Levy (SDL) and Self-Help Groups (SHG)
Adjusting payslip information to be sent to employees
Enabling the payslip module on the employee portal
Accessing Payroll Settings
From the side menu, head to Payroll > Payroll Settings
You will be brought to the following page where you can edit payroll settings
Payment periods
You can change the number of payment periods accorded to employees per month
For more information on payment periods and how they work, click here
Payment date notifications
Under this setting, you can select whether to send an email notification to employees to inform them of their coming payday
You can also select how many days in advance the notification will be sent. It can be up to 30 days before
CPF levies and contributions (for ALL employees)
Under this setting, you can choose whether to opt-in for the Skills Development Levy(SDL) and Self Help Group(SHG) Contributions for all employees
(Note: the boxes are checked by default as part they are required by law for all Singapore companies)
Customize payslip settings
To enable email notification for employees when the payslips are published
Choose whether payslip IDs (e.g. #00000XXX) will be shown to employees
Choose whether a PDF file of the payslip will be attached to notification emails to employees
Choose whether PDF files are password-protected
(Note: The default password will be set as the employee's NRIC or relevant identification number)Choose whether to include employee addresses in the payslip, to facilitate physical mailing. Also, select the formatting of where the address is located
Choose whether pay items of the same type are combined into a single entry on payslips (e.g. all Salary items, all Reimbursements, all Additions, all Deductions, etc.)
Choose whether you want the paid days to be reflected in payslips
Choose whether to include the number of leave days the employee has left (Note: This displays the balance of leaves left for the year and not for the month)
Employee portal settings
Check the checkbox of the Enable Payslip Module on the Employee Portal
(Note: Employees will be able to access their previously generated payslips on the left side panel when logging in to Payboy)Choose whether to show the countdown to payday on the employee portal
(Note: The following will show up on the employee dashboard if the checkbox is checked)
Choose if you would like to let employees and/or managers request adhoc pay items for themselves.
Once done, click Submit to verify all changes
Feel free to contact us if you face any difficulties through the support chat icon on the bottom right of the screen or email support@payboy.biz. We will get back to you within 3 working days.