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Payslip

A payslip is the itemised pay statement an employer must give on or before each payday. Since April 2019 the right covers workers as well as employees — so casual and zero-hours staff are included. It can be on paper or electronic.

What a payslip must show

The Employment Rights Act 1996 sets the minimum contents:

  • Gross pay before deductions.
  • Each variable deduction, itemised — tax, National Insurance, pension contributions and so on. Fixed deductions can be aggregated if a separate standing statement is provided.
  • Net pay, and how it is paid if split across methods.
  • Where pay varies by time worked, the number of hours being paid — essential for shift teams, because it lets people check their pay against the rota.

Why it matters

A clear payslip is the first place pay queries get resolved — and the evidence that the National Minimum Wage was met. A worker who is not given a proper payslip can take the matter to an employment tribunal, so getting the basics right saves friction on both sides.

Employment Rights Act 1996, sections 8–12, extended to all workers and to itemised hours from April 2019. Guidance on GOV.UK and from ACAS.

Tommy's clocked hours give payroll a clean record of time worked each pay period, so the hours on the payslip match the hours on the rota.

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