## Zoho Payroll Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
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Use this file to discover all available documentation pages before proceeding.

# Manage Employee Salary Details

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After an employee is added, the **Salary** tab on their profile shows how they are paid. You can review and update:

*   Basic pay
*   Pensions
*   Deductions, including Attachment of Earnings Orders / Arrestments
*   Benefits in Kind
*   Statutory Pay

To set these up when you first create an employee, refer to [Add Employees - Salary](/uk/payroll/help/employer/employees/add-employees.html#salary).

![Employee Salary tab with basic pay, pension, deductions, and benefits in kind](/payroll/help/uk/employees/salary/salary-tab-overview.png)

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## Basic Pay

**Basic Pay** is the employee’s regular pay amount and frequency (for example £3,000.00 per month).

To edit basic pay:

1.  Go to **Employees** and open the employee.
2.  Open the **Salary** tab.
3.  Click **Edit** on the Basic Pay card.
4.  Update the amount and frequency, then click **Save**.

![Edit Basic Pay amount and frequency](/payroll/help/uk/employees/salary/edit-basic-pay.png)

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## Pensions

The **Pensions** section shows the employee’s workplace pension scheme, tax relief type, earnings basis, and contribution rates.

Contribution rates and schemes are set up under [Pensions](/uk/payroll/help/employer/pensions/). Enrolment and contribution groups are managed there; the Salary tab shows what applies to this employee.

![Salary tab showing Nest pension contributions](/payroll/help/uk/employees/salary/salary-tab-nest.png)

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## Deductions and Attachment of Earnings

**Deductions** are amounts taken from an employee’s pay. On the Salary tab you can add or edit student and postgraduate loan repayments, court or government **Attachment of Earnings Orders / Arrestments**, and other recurring deductions.

To add or edit a deduction:

1.  On the **Salary** tab, under **Deductions**, click **\+ Add New**, or click the edit icon on an existing deduction.
2.  Select the deduction type and enter the required details.
3.  Click **Save**.

![Edit Attachment of Earnings Order details](/payroll/help/uk/employees/salary/edit-aoe.png) ![Attachment of Earnings amount type Fixed amount or Percentage](/payroll/help/uk/employees/salary/edit-aoe-amount-type.png) ![Attachment of Earnings end condition options](/payroll/help/uk/employees/salary/edit-aoe-end-condition.png)

**Protected earnings** is the amount of pay the employee must be left with after the deduction. Zoho Payroll uses this when it calculates how much of the order to take in a pay run. If the deduction is reduced to the protected earnings rate, any shortfall can carry forward to the next pay period.

**Scenario:** Sam has a council tax attachment that should take £120 from this month’s pay. The order also says Sam must be left with at least £1,100 (protected earnings). If deducting the full £120 would leave Sam with only £1,040, Zoho Payroll takes a smaller amount so Sam still has £1,100, and carries the unpaid balance forward to the next pay period.

For deduction types, attachment types, and FAQs with screenshots, refer to [Add Employees - Deductions](/uk/payroll/help/employer/employees/add-employees.html#deductions).

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## Benefits in Kind

**Benefits in Kind** are non-cash benefits you provide to an employee. You can report them through **P11D** or **PAYE**.

To add or edit a benefit in kind on an existing employee:

1.  On the **Salary** tab, under **Benefits in Kind**, click **\+ Add New**, or click the edit icon on an existing benefit.
2.  Select the **Benefit Type** and **Reporting Type**, then enter the fields for that benefit.
3.  Click **Save**.

For reporting type guidance, the full list of benefit types, and type-specific FAQs with screenshots, refer to [Add Employees - Benefits in Kind](/uk/payroll/help/employer/employees/add-employees.html#benefits-in-kind).

Refer to the [GOV.UK guidance on expenses and benefits for employers](https://www.gov.uk/employer-reporting-expenses-benefits) for when and how to report benefits.

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## Statutory Pay

You can record statutory parental pay for an employee, such as **Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)**.

1.  On the **Salary** tab, click **Statutory Pay**, or choose **Statutory Pay** from the **Add** menu on the profile.
2.  Select the statutory pay type and enter the required details, such as average weekly earnings where prompted.
3.  Save your changes.

![Statutory Maternity Pay details for an employee](/payroll/help/uk/employees/salary/statutory-pay-modal.png)

Recoverable statutory pay amounts appear on your [Employer Payment Summary (EPS)](/uk/payroll/help/employer/forms/employer-payment-summary.html). Refer to the [GOV.UK guidance on reclaiming statutory pay](https://www.gov.uk/recover-statutory-payments) for reclaim rules.