The General tab contains the company’s main identity and contact details.
These settings are used to record the employer’s basic information and contact details used elsewhere in the payroll.
The fields and options available may vary depending on the jurisdiction the payroll is configured for.
Making changes
The General tab contains a detail panel only.
Click the Edit button to place the settings into edit mode. Make the required changes, then select Save to apply them or Cancel to close the window without saving.
Options, settings and fields
Employer
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the employer’s company name.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: Will appear in various outputs
Postal address
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the employer’s postal address.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
Town
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the employer’s town or city.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
Postcode
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the employer’s postcode.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
Country
Type: Dropdown menu
Purpose: Records the country the employer is based in.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
Phone
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the employer’s contact phone number.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
Contact
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the name of the main contact person for the payroll.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the employer’s main email address.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: Required for payslip delivery by email.
BCC
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records an email address that receives copies of emailed payslips.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: When payslips are delivered by email, copies are sent to the address entered here.
Industry
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records the employer’s industry.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
TIN #
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records a tax or business identifier for the employer.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: The field name may vary depending on the jurisdiction the payroll is configured for.
Business #
Type: Text field
Purpose: Records an additional business identifier for the employer.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: The field name may vary depending on the jurisdiction the payroll is configured for.
User access control (UAC)
Type: Dropdown menu
The available options are:
Standard
Basic
Advanced
Purpose: Determines the level of user-access-control settings available for the payroll.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: None
For more information about user access control, refer to:
<User access control>
Additional functionality
Email buttons
Email buttons appear beside the Email and BCC fields
Click either of the buttons to open your default email client and start a new email addressed to the email address entered in the field beside the given button.