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How to set up salaries (admin)

Assign base pay, allowances, deductions and statutory deductions per employee, then run payroll.

Employee

How to read and receive your payslip

Where to find your payslip, what each section means, and how to register your bank account.

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Overtime Pay Calculation

Wages paid at legally-mandated premium rates for overtime, late-night, and holiday work.

Admin

Electronic Pay Slip Distribution

Configure paperless pay slip delivery and let employees view/download their slips online.

Admin

Changing Pay Type (Monthly / Hourly / Daily)

Switch an employee between monthly salary, hourly wage, and daily wage, and understand the impact on payroll.

Admin

Commuter Allowance Settings and Tax-Free Limits

Configure commuter allowances (transit pass, actual expenses, or distance-based) and manage tax-free limits.

Admin

Salary Settings: Basic Pay and Allowances

How to configure salary structures including basic pay and allowances in WorkVell.

Admin

Running Monthly Payroll and Reviewing Pay Slips

How to run monthly payroll calculation and check pay slips in WorkVell.

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How to Read Your Payslip

How to access your digital payslip in WorkVell and what each line item means.

Admin

Severance Pay Calculation and Processing

How to calculate and process severance pay for retiring employees in WorkVell.

Commuting Allowance Setup

Tax-free commuting allowance limits and how to configure commute routes and amounts in WorkVell.

Setting Pay Type (Monthly / Hourly / Daily)

How to configure monthly salary, hourly, or daily pay types to match each employee's employment form.

Admin

Monthly Payroll Calculation Flow

End-to-end monthly payroll calculation process.

Admin

Setting Up Various Allowances

How to configure various allowances and their taxable/non-taxable treatment.

Admin

Overtime Pay Calculation: Statutory vs Non-Statutory

How to calculate overtime premium pay for different types of overtime.

Admin

Pro-Rated Pay for Partial Month

How to pro-rate monthly salary for partial months, new hires, and leavers.

Admin

Bonus Calculation and Payment Processing

Bonus calculation setup, payment processing, and payslip generation.

Admin

Paying Salaries

Zengin-format transfer files are still in preparation. Here is how salary payment works today.

Employee

Electronic Payslip Distribution

How to configure electronic payslip distribution and how employees access them.

Admin

Payroll Discrepancy Investigation

How to investigate and debug payroll discrepancies.

Admin

Prescribed vs Non-Prescribed Wages

Definitions of prescribed and non-prescribed wages and their effect on overtime calculation.

Admin

Payroll Cutoff and Payment Date Configuration

How to configure payroll calculation periods and payment dates.

Admin

Payroll During Parental and Maternity Leave

How to process payroll for employees on parental or maternity leave.

Admin

Setting Up Payroll Deductions for Employee Loans

How to set up automatic payroll deductions for employee loan repayments.

Understanding Allowance Types

Learn about transportation, housing, position, and other allowances included in payroll.

Registering Your Bank Account for Payroll

Register or update your bank account for salary deposits from the employee portal.

Admin

Automatic Overtime Cap Application in Payroll

How overtime caps are automatically applied and reflected in payroll.

Admin

Bonus Calculation Formula and Setup

How to configure and calculate performance and seasonal bonuses.

Admin

Difference Between Executive Compensation and Regular Salary Management

Legal requirements for executive compensation and how it differs from regular payroll.

Admin

Types of Allowances and Tax-Free Limits

Types of employee allowances and their tax-exempt conditions and limits.

Admin

Pay Changes Due to Work Location Transfer

How to update salary and allowances when an employee transfers to a different location.

Admin

Creating Labor-Management Agreements for Wage Deductions

How to properly create labor-management agreements for payroll deductions.

Admin

Overtime Pay Calculation for Annual Salary Employees

How to calculate hourly rates and overtime pay for employees on annual salary contracts.

Admin

Minimum Wage Compliance Check

How to check that all salaries meet the regional minimum wage requirement.

Admin

Differences Between Housing Allowance and Commuting Allowance and Tax Treatment

How housing allowances and commuting allowances differ in purpose and tax treatment.

Admin

Pay Period Cut-Off and Payment Date Patterns

How to configure different payroll cut-off and payment date schedules.

Admin

Expense Reimbursement for Remote Work

How to reimburse remote work expenses and what is tax-exempt.

Admin

Employer-Caused Work Suspension Pay

Mandatory 60% pay guarantee for work suspensions caused by the employer, as required under labor law.

Admin

Social Insurance Premium Calculation for Bonus Payments

How to calculate health insurance and pension premiums withheld from bonus payments.

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Standard Monthly Remuneration (Hyōjun Hōshū Getsugaku)

What 'standard monthly remuneration' is, how it determines your social insurance premiums, and when it's updated.

Understanding Fixed Overtime Pay on Your Payslip

How to read 'fixed overtime pay' or 'deemed overtime allowance' on your payslip and what it means for actual overtime worked.

How Bonuses Are Calculated

How bonus amounts are determined, their relationship to performance evaluations, and how to view them in WorkVell.

Admin

Bonus (Shoyo) Calculation and Payment Process

Complete guide to processing bonuses in WorkVell: calculation basis, social insurance deductions, and payment steps.