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Allowances and Deductions

Step-by-step guide on viewing, creating, and editing allowances and deductions.

How to Edit and Create an Allowance Category

  1. Log into your account

  2. Navigate to Payroll > Allowances

  3. Click on Allowance Settings on the top right side of the screen to view, create, edit or delete allowance categories.

4. The screen will appear as below:

5. To add an allowance category, click on Add Category. The screen below will appear:
​Fill in the information as required and click on submit
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6. On successful submission, there will be a confirmation pop up and the list of allowances will be updated to include the newly created allowance category.

7. To edit or delete a specific allowance category, click on the three vertical dots on the last column of the category as shown below:

8. Click on Edit to update or make changes to an allowance category. Make the adjustments needed and click on Submit to finalize your changes.

How to Edit and Create a Deduction Category

  1. Log into your account

  2. Navigate to Payroll >Deductions

  3. Click on Deduction Settings on the top right side of the screen to view, create, edit or delete deduction categories.

4. The screen will appear as below:

5. To add a deduction category, click on Add Category. The screen below will appear:

Fill in the information as required and click on submit

6. On successful submission, there will be a confirmation pop up and the list of deductions will be updated to include the newly created deduction category.

7. To edit or delete a specific deduction category, click on the three vertical dots on the last column of the category as shown below:
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8. Click on Edit, to update/ make changes to a deduction category. Make the adjustments needed and click on Submit to finalize your changes.

How to Issue an Allowance in bulk or single on the system


1. Navigate to Payroll > Allowances. The screen will appear as below. There is a provision to select the period, country and employee type.
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2. To update any of the allowance elements, click on the Edit icon and proceed to edit (Meal allowance is edited in this case).The screen will appear as below.
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3. Update the information and click on save to effect the updates made as shown above. A confirmation message will appear to confirm a successful update.
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4. Confirm that this appears in the payroll as well:
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5. For Bulk updates, select Bulk Import and the screen below will be displayed:
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6. Fill in the information required and upload the pension file. There is a provision to generate a template for the same. To do that, click on Generate Template
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7. Once the template is downloaded, fill it in as required and upload the document by selecting Browse Files, then click on Save
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How to Issue Deduction to one employee or several employees on the system


1. Log in to your account
2. Navigate to Payroll > Deductions. The screen will appear as below. There is a provision to select the period, country, and employee type.
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3. To update any of the deduction elements, click on the Edit icon and proceed to edit (Laptop Deduction is edited in this case). The screen will appear as below.
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4. Update the information and click on save to effect the updates made as shown above. A confirmation message will appear to confirm a successful update.
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5. Confirm that this appears in the payroll as well:
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6. For Bulk imports, select Bulk Import, and the screen below will be displayed:
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7. Fill in the information required and upload the pension file. There is a provision to generate a template for the same. To do that, click on Generate Template
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8. Once the template is downloaded, fill it in as required and upload the document by selecting Browse Files, then click on Save


​NOTE: A deduction and allowance category cannot be deleted if it has been used on an approved payroll in another month.

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