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Processing pay run - Sage Payroll

How to process payroll in Sage Payroll by entering earnings, deductions, benefits, and company contributions for each employee. It also covers how to save and move to the next stage of the pay run.

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Written by Thandiwe Khoza

After you create your pay run, you must enter pay information for each employee in the selected pay group. Pay components linked to the pay group or employee template appear automatically. Components with no value don't show on the payslip but remain available in future pay runs.


Enter pay information for each employee

  1. Select the employee you want to edit.
    Employees linked to the selected pay group appear in the pay run automatically.

  2. Review the listed earnings, deductions, benefits, and company contributions.
    Enter the required amounts for each pay component.

  3. To add a new pay component for one employee, select the relevant Add option.
    To remove one, select Delete.

  4. To add a pay component for several employees, add it to the pay group template.

  5. Select Save, then close the employee by selecting the x in the upper right corner.

  6. Repeat the steps for each employee.

  7. Select Next to continue with the pay run.

  8. Repeat the process for each employee as required then select Next.


Review and Submit

Check the information you've entered is correct.


Your Employee and Employer contributions are calculated automatically, based on your employee's earnings and deductions.

If you're unsure, to see a more detailed breakdown of the pay run calculations, select View a full summary.

Once you're happy with the figures, select Submit Payroll.

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