UK Payroll Policy Rules

Payroll Administrator Guide

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R2025.2.1
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2025-12-01
UK Payroll Policy Rules

The following UK specific payroll policy rules can be found in Payroll Set-up > Payroll Policies:

Apply UK Deductions Rule

Configure this rule to specify which deductions the application calculates and applies. The deductions specified by the rule are calculated by the application and subtracted from employee pay.

This rule is the UK equivalent of the Apply Deductions Rule that is used for Canadian and US organizations.

Rule settings:

  • Eligible Deduction: Select one or more payroll deduction codes.
  • Ineligible Deduction: Select one or more payroll deduction codes.
  • Maximum Arrears: Enter the maximum arrears amount that the application can attempt to collect from a payment.

Apply UK Earnings Rule

Configure this to rule to define which generated earnings are calculated and applied, as well as which time-driven earnings are applied to employee pay.

This rule is the UK equivalent of the Apply Earnings Rule that is used for Canadian and US employees.

Rule settings:

  • Eligible earning type: Select one or more payroll earning code types.
  • Ineligible earning type: Select one or more payroll earning code types.
  • Eligible earning: Select one or more payroll earning codes.
  • Ineligible earning: Select one or more payroll earning codes.

Apply UK Taxes Rule

Configure this rule to apply taxes to employee pay. The rule triggers the application to calculate the amount of taxes deducted from gross pay.

This rule includes calculation for UK PAYE (tax) and also UK National Insurance (EE and ER contributions).

This rule is the UK equivalent of the Apply Earnings Rule that is used for Canadian and US employees.

Rule settings:

  • Eligible tax type: Select one or more tax types.
  • Ineligible tax type: Select one or more tax types.
  • Eligible earning: Select one or more payroll earning codes.
  • Ineligible earning: Select one or more payroll earning codes.
  • Eligible deduction: Select one or more payroll deduction codes.
  • Ineligible deduction: Select one or more payroll deduction codes.