Explore comprehensive articles covering various aspects of the PayrollPanda software. From getting started guides to advanced features, this collection provides valuable resources to optimize your payroll management experience.
How to add my company information?
You need to enter your company information to ensure that your employees’ payslips contain all the required details and that your salary and statutory files can be uploaded to the statutory/bank portals. Go to Settings > Company Settings and enter your company information in the Profile tab, by clicking on the Pencil icons. You will […]
What happens after I approve payroll?
After you approve your payroll, you can download files to make salary and statutory submissions and payments via your bank portal or the statutory portals. You can also download your payslips and email them to your employees. Download payment and payroll files Click on the Bank Payment tab to download files for salary and statutory […]
How to change my login email?
To change your login email, click on your company name at the bottom left and then on Your account settings. Click on Change next to your current login email address and enter your new email. You will also be prompted to enter your password to confirm.
How are statutory contributions set based on the employee’s personal details?
PayrollPanda will set the correct rates for statutory contributions based on the personal details entered in the employee’s profile. The statutory settings are also automatically updated the month after an employee turns 18 or 60. PCB The rate of income tax will depend on the employee’s residence status, which is based on days of physical […]
How to bulk edit multiple employee profiles?
You can bulk edit multiple employee profiles under Employees > Bulk Upload > Edit Employees. Click on Download Sheet to download the template. In the template sheet, you can fill in the employee’s name and edit their Personal Information for example: ID Type, Nationality, Marital Status etc. Then upload the edited template so that their […]
How to archive or permanently delete an employee?
You can archive an employee, as well as permanently delete them if they are not part of any approved payroll. Archive Employees To archive an employee, click on the Archive icon for their profile in your Employees list. Select the reason for leaving and the date of the last day they should be paid until. […]
How to set different working days and hours for your employees?
Schedules are used for payroll calculations based on working days and fixed days. Create Schedules and Assign Employees Go to Settings > Company Settings > Schedules and click on +Schedule to create a schedule. You can set the working days under Work days and the number of working hours for each day. You can select […]
How to assign employees to different locations?
You can create different locations where your company operates from and assign your employees to the various locations.That will allow you to apply filters so you can run payroll, pay your employees or create reports by location. Create Locations and Assign Employees First add locations under Settings > Company Settings > Locations by clicking on […]
How to set different payroll policies?
You can create different payroll policies for prorating, overtime, unpaid leave and leave pay calculations by going to Payroll Settings > Policies and clicking on +Add. You should select whether the policy will apply to monthly or daily-paid employees. You should select the employees the payroll policy will apply to. You can search for specific […]
How to add employees?
You can choose to add individual employees or bulk upload multiple employees. Once you have added the employees, it is also important to add any previous employment data from current or previous employment to ensure accurate PCB calculations and complete E/EA forms. Add individual employee Go to Employees > + Employee and fill in the […]
How to enter previous payslip data from my company?
If your first payroll run in PayrollPanda is after January payroll, you will need to enter any current year previous payslip data for salaries paid by your company for each employee before running payroll to ensure accurate PCB calculations and complete E/EA forms. You can add the previous payslip data individually in each employee’s profile, […]
How to create custom payroll items?
PayrollPanda has more than 80 preset payroll items added to the system. You can view their statutory settings under Settings > Payroll Settings > Payroll Items. If none of our preset payroll items correspond to your salary payment, you can also create your own custom payroll items by clicking on the +Add button. There are […]
How to add wages for hourly/daily paid employees?
The Salary/Wage can be set to Daily or Hourly under the Employment tab in the employee’s profile. The amount entered should be the daily/hourly rate. The number of hours worked each month is then entered while running payroll. Click on the pencil icon for the employee and enter the number of hours/days
How to add payroll items and what is the difference between recurring and additional payments?
Monthly Recurring Payroll Items Monthly recurring payroll items are items like allowances, commission or overtime that are paid on a monthly basis, whether the amount is fixed or varies from month to month. It is important to set up monthly paid payroll items as recurring to ensure PCB is not underpaid. To add monthly recurring […]
How to set a payroll cut-off date?
You can set your payroll cut-off date under Settings > Payroll Settings > Cycles. You can select the date when your payroll cycle ends and determine the payroll month for your cycle. If your cut-off date is the 25th of the month, you will normally want your payroll month to be the month in which […]
How to enter Previous Employment Data?
Your new employees’ salary and statutory contributions paid by any previous employers in the current year should be entered in PayrollPanda, in order to obtain accurate PCB calculations. Obtaining the data from your new employees LHDN requires employers to ensure their employees complete and sign form TP3 to obtain current year previous employment salary information […]
Preset Payroll Items Settings
With over 80 preset payroll items, PayrollPanda has all types of additions and deductions ready to use for your payroll requirements. To check the settings of our preset payroll items, go to Settings > Payroll Settings > Payroll Items. You will be able to view whether the payroll item is included in the gross and/or […]
What happens if I forget my password?
Here are the three steps to reset your PayrollPanda account password. Step 1: Send password reset link to your email Type in your login email address at the password-reset page and click on Reset Password. A message will appear asking you to check your email. Make sure you check your spam folder if you cannot […]
What is a Social Security Foreign Worker (SSFW) number?
With effect from 1 January 2019, foreign employees are required to be covered under SOCSO’s Employment Injury Scheme. Under that category, only the employer contributes. Therefore, the employer is required to register their foreign employees via their PERKESO Assist Portal. PERKESO will generate an SSFW number which should be entered in the employees’ profiles in […]
How to download or send payslips to my employees?
You can download the payslips or email them directly to your employees under Run Payroll once you have approved your payroll. You can tick Password Protect Payslips? if you want to secure the payslips with a password. The password will be the employee’s IC/passport number. If you want the crediting date of your salary payments […]