Additional pay types allow you to categorize compensation records that fall outside of an employee’s regular salary, such as bonuses, stipends, or allowances.
Once configured, you can assign these records to employees and process them in the Payroll module.
📌 Note: Managing additional pay types is available for Administrators and users with the Payroll management access level.
Create a new additional pay type
You can manage the additional pay types available for selection in Settings.
Go to Settings > Payroll > Additional Pay Types. You’ll see a list of all current pay types.
Click Add pay type to create a new one.
Provide the Name of the additional pay type.
(Optional) Add a Description to provide more details about the pay type.
Confirm by clicking Add.
Add an additional pay record to an employee
You can assign a compensation record using one of the pay types defined in Settings to an employee through their profile.
Open the Employee profile for the relevant employee.
Navigate to the Payroll tab, then the Salary section.
In the Additional pay section, click the Add button to create a new record.
On the following screen, select the additional pay type from the Type dropdown menu.
Fill in the required fields: Amount, Currency, and Frequency. The Frequency can be marked as Weekly, Monthly, or One time.
(Optional) Provide an End date and a Note.
Confirm by clicking Add.
How additional pay records are processed
Once added, your additional pay records will automatically appear in the corresponding pay runs within the Payroll module under the Salary tab.
These records are displayed based on the effective date and end date you provided.