All Employers must issue itemised payslips to Employees covered under the Employment Act wef 1 April 2016
Itemised pay slips
From 1 April 2016, all employers must issue itemised pay slips to employees covered under the Employment Act. Here are the detailed requirements such as what items to include, when and how to give them.
Requirements
Employers must issue itemised pay slips to all employees covered by the Employment Act.
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| Format | Soft or hard copy (including handwritten). |
Items to include
Pay slips must include the items below, unless an item is not applicable. For example, if overtime pay does not apply to you, your pay slip need not include items 9 to 11. If payments are made more than once a month, employers can consolidate pay slips. The consolidated pay slip must contain details of all payments made since the last pay slip.
| Number | Item description |
| 1 | Full name of employer. |
| 2 | Full name of employee. |
| 3 | Date of payment (or dates, if the pay slips consolidates multiple payments). |
| 4 |
Basic salary For hourly, daily or piece-rated workers, indicate all of the following:
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| 5 | Start and end date of salary period. |
| 6 |
Allowances paid for salary period, such as:
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| 7 |
Any other additional payment for each salary period, such as:
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| 8 |
Deductions made for each salary period, such as:
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| 9 | Overtime hours worked. |
| 10 | Overtime pay. |
| 11 | Start and end date of overtime payment period (if different from item 5 start and end date of salary period). |
| 12 | Net salary paid in total. |
Keeping records
Employers must keep a record of all pay slips issued.
| Format | Soft or hard copy, including handwritten. |
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