As an employer, you do not have to provide your employees with a payslip unless you have agreed to it in their employment agreements. However, employees have the right to access information about their wages and time records relating to their hours of work. Payslips can be a useful way to provide them with their essential pay information, such as deductions and leave balances. To minimise the risk of an employment dispute, you should understand what information to include in your payslips. This article explains what you should have in a payslip, according to New Zealand payroll\u2019s best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A payslip is a paper or electronic record of your employee\u2019s pay rate, hours worked and how much you paid them. If relevant, it will also include their holiday and leave information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A payslip includes both personal and pay-related information about your employee. For example, the:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xero offers a free payslip template<\/a> to download as a PDF in exchange for your email address. Most payroll software packages also include payslip templates.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n