The payroll system uses basic data in payroll calculation and in the company's official notifications.

Payroll settings include:

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You can access the page from the bottom link of the Payroll menu: Payroll > Settings > Payroll settings

 

Settlement points automatic calculation

Settlement points automatic calculation includes the employee's settlement points percentages, which are updated to the program automatically every year.

We automatically update the percentages used in pension insurance and unemployment insurance to the system. Through this link, you can view the values used.

The employer's share or total percentage can always be entered at the respective settlement point for handling accruals in the settlement point settings.

Tax office data management 

Behind this link, you can provide the tax office's information with account numbers and reference numbers. Tax office data is used in the payment information for bank transfers to the tax account.

 

Basic data

Basic data includes standard fields provided by the system and values defined by the user for salary types.

The occurrence of data in basic data is controlled in salary type management, where the source of the salary type indicates where the value is fetched from. The source of the salary type must be Payroll settings if the basic data field is to affect the salary type. More about salary type management Company-specific salary types.

Default values 

Health insurance contribution

The information is updated annually automatically.

Voucher type for payroll vouchers

Select the voucher type for payroll vouchers. The default selection is Other. More voucher types can be created from accounting settings.

Interim account for payroll events

The accounting account used as an interim account for payroll payments.

Accounting account for social security contributions

Social security contributions are recorded to this account.

Accounting account for social security debt

Social security debt is recorded to this account.

Settings

Settings allow you to select optional features for payroll, which can be defined company-specifically.

Payroll lock 

Locks payroll. The lock is valid from the lock month backward. This prevents the creation and modification of payslips. Payroll vouchers cannot be created either. See more in the help:  Payroll locks

Working hours entry lock

Locks the entry of working hours. The lock is valid from the lock month backward. This prevents the recording and modification of working hours.

Disable customer register in working hours entries 

This option allows you to hide the customer register (own column in the working hours row) from the view of working hours entries.

Do not accrue side expenses from holiday debt

Affects the monthly obligations of holiday pay accruals, where social security contributions and settlement shares are not calculated from holiday debt.

Reduce employee share from settlement points holiday debt

When calculating the share of settlements from holiday debt, it is calculated by default with a company-specific percentage.

This option allows the percentage for TyEL and unemployment insurance contribution to be reduced by the employee-specific percentage before calculation.

Use pay approval

Mandatory setting for pay approval.

Help guide: Pay approval function

Use travel expense report factual verification

This option enables the travel expense report factual verification functionality.

Company's pension insurer is Keva

Activating the checkbox "Company's pension insurer is Keva" brings up the "Keva sub-organization identifier" field below, where a numerical value is entered. The payer's sub-organization is the former "reporter identifier". After saving this information, the following functions are enabled:

  • Keva insurance companies become selectable in the "Pension institution company identifiers" dropdown menu at the settlement point
  • Keva Professional class can be set in the employee's employment information
  • Keva Employment registration can be set in the employee's employment information

Help guide: Keva as pension insurer

Company has sub-organization identifier 

The payer's sub-organization is the former "reporter identifier" 

Company is a temporary employer 

Temporary employer and contract employer are terms used by pension insurers to indicate whether the payer has made an agreement with the pension insurance company for pension insurance or not. Temporary employer (no TyEL insurance contract) information is visible on the payroll report under Material information > Payer information.


Company acts as a substitute payer 

Substitute payer refers to a payer who pays wages or other compensation with their own funds on behalf of the party who has the actual payment obligation (actual employer).

Personal identity code visible on payslip

The employee's personal identity code is shown in the payslip information. If the personal identity code is to be removed and hidden from the payslip, this can be affected in Payroll > Settings > Payroll settings:

This change does not retroactively affect already created pdf files.

This article has been translated using an AI-based translation tool. The contents or wording of these instructions may differ from those in other instructions or in the software.


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