Access Payroll uses the following formulas to calculate system adjustments. If you have any questions about the numbers generated, the following will help you understand how the figures were obtained.
Pay element code | Notes | Formula |
Joiner/Leaver adjustment |
| Working days x Daily rate - Monthly salary |
Retrospective adjustment | This will only be calculated if the employee's start date is in the previous period. | Days worked x Daily rate |
Salary adjustment |
| (New daily rate - old daily rate) x number of working days at the new rate |
Backdated pay adjustment | Backdated pay adjustments can be calculated across previous tax years. | (daily rate current period - daily rate previous period) x number of days at the new rate in the previous period |