You Must Receive a Pay Slip
This must be given on the day, or before the day you get paid and can be on paper or online. Your payslip can be used as proof of your earnings, tax paid and any pension contributions.
If you have difficulty accessing your payslip for any reason you can discuss this with your employer to look at alternative methods that may suit you.
Your payslip must show details of the pay you are getting for the relevant time period, for example weekly or monthly, and show any deductions such as tax and National Insurance.
An employee payslip must include:
Your payslip may also include your tax code.
If you have difficulty accessing your payslip for any reason you can discuss this with your employer to look at alternative methods that may suit you.
Your payslip must show details of the pay you are getting for the relevant time period, for example weekly or monthly, and show any deductions such as tax and National Insurance.
An employee payslip must include:
- Total pay before (gross amount) and after (net amount) deductions.
- Variable deductions, which are different depending on how much you are paid. Examples of variable deductions include tax, National Insurance, Student Loan repayments and pension contributions.
- Fixed deductions. These can also be explained in a separate statement, which must be sent out before the first payslip and updated every year.
Your payslip may also include your tax code.
This information has been developed by the Local Employability Partnership.