Employee Salary Details

Salary Details

Within the Salary Details, manage the primary salary details of the employee

1. Enter the Salary amount
2. Select the frequency of the Salary Amount in the field Every (e.g. per year)
3. Select the Employment Type
4. If you have multiple Pay Schedules, select one.
5. Tick other applicable options (read below for descriptions)
6. Add any applicable overtime rates
7. Select and insert the amount of any recurring allowance

Applicable Options

• Variable Hours:
  Tick if the employee works variable hours in a week. This affects SSC to be calculated every period, as well as the pro-rata calculation of government bonuses and leave entitlement.
• Weekly Hours:
  Insert the average number of hours an employee works in a week (if they are not on Variable Hours)
• Working Days:
  Select the working days of the employee. This will affect how Leave and Timesheet applications are calculated.
• Net Amount:
  This should be selected if the inserted salary amount is to be paid directly as net instead of gross.
  • Buddy will add a Net Pay Adjustment equalling the automatic Tax and SSC Deductions so that the take-home pay. See: Net Pay Top-Up for Employees on Net Pay
• Suspend Bonus:
  Tick this if the salary inputted is inclusive of any governmental bonuses. These will no longer be automatically included in payslips.
• OT Tax Opt Out:
  If the employee is a manager or they do not want to be taxed at overtime rates, tick this option.
• Hours Worked in Q4:
  This option is for companies who started using Buddy in Q1. If the employee is on variable hours, Buddy requires the hours worked in Q4 for the accurate calculation of the March weekly allowance.