Bonuses, tips and deductions on pay

Pay adjustments change what a person is owed for a period, on top of her hours. They appear as lines in the pay estimate, in the exports, and in My pay for the employee.

Steps

1. Open the person's pay and press Add under Bonuses and deductions.
2. Choose the kind: Bonus, Bonus (% of the period), Recurring bonus, Tips, Reimbursement, Deduction or Advance.
3. Enter the amount (or the percent), the date and a note. A deduction and an advance always need a note.
4. Save. The line is added to the pay estimate at once and the employee gets a notification that a line was added. The notification never shows the amount.
5. To undo a line, press Remove and write why. Removals are kept in an audit trail.

Good to know

• Bonuses, percent bonuses, recurring bonuses, tips and deductions are part of gross pay. Reimbursements and advances are listed beside the benefits, settled outside the wage, and are not in gross.
• Deductions and advances count as negative. You always enter a positive number.
• A recurring bonus repeats every period or monthly (pro rata) until the date you choose.
• The owner can adjust anyone. A manager can adjust employees only.
• The note is read by the employee. Keep it short and polite, 200 characters at most.
• Pay adjustments need a plan with pay estimates. Pay figures are estimates, not payroll.