Read Also: <\/em><\/strong>Singapore Employment Act: 10 Statutory Requirements To Pay Employees<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to MOM, itemised pay slips should be given to employees along with their salary payment or within three working days of payment. In the case of termination or dismissal, the payslip must be issued together with the final outstanding salary payment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Itemised payslips can be issued in both hard and\/or soft copy (including handwritten copies). There is no requirement for the pay slips to be issued digitally or have a digital record. However, employers must keep a record of all payslips issued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The records of the itemised payslips must be kept for the latest 2 years for current employees and the last 2 years for employees no longer with the company. These final 2 years\u2019 worth of records for former employees then need to be kept for a year after their last day of service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read Also: <\/em><\/strong>Minimum Requirements For Key Employment Terms (KETs) On Employees Contracts<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Salary payments must be made at least once a month and their corresponding itemised payslips issued at the same time (or within 3 working days). <\/p>\n\n\n\n If the salary is paid more than once a month (e.g. once every fortnight), employers can consolidate payslips. The consolidated payslip must contain details of all payments made since the last payslip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In general, here’s the information that a payslip need to contain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To help employers, MOM has a sample payslip template<\/a> on their\u00a0website. Depending on the needs of your business, you may not be required to fill in all fields, such as overtime or additional payments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen Should Itemised Pay Slips Be Issued And How Long Should The Records Be Kept?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What Must Be Included In An Itemised Payslip? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
No.<\/strong><\/td> Item description<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> 1<\/td> Full name of employer<\/td><\/tr> 2<\/td> Full name of employee<\/td><\/tr> 3<\/td> Date of payment (or dates, if the pay slips consolidates multiple payments)<\/td><\/tr> 4<\/td> Basic salary; For hourly, daily or piece-rated workers, indicate all of the following: Basic rate of pay, e.g. $X per hour, Total number of hours or days worked or pieces produced<\/td><\/tr> 5<\/td> Start and end date of salary period<\/td><\/tr> 6<\/td> Allowances paid for salary period, such as:All fixed allowances, e.g. transportAll ad-hoc allowances, e.g. one-off uniform allowance<\/td><\/tr> 7<\/td> Any other additional payment for each salary period, such as:BonusesRest day payPublic holiday pay<\/td><\/tr> 8<\/td> Deductions made for each salary period, such as:All fixed deductions (e.g. employee\u2019s CPF contribution)All ad-hoc deductions (e.g. deductions for no-pay leave, absence from work)<\/td><\/tr> 9<\/td> Overtime hours worked (For employees with overtime pay)<\/td><\/tr> 10<\/td> Overtime pay (For employees with overtime pay)<\/td><\/tr> 11<\/td> Start and end date of overtime payment period (if different from item 5 start and end date of salary period) (For employees with overtime pay)<\/td><\/tr> 12<\/td> Net salary paid in total<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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