Step 9. Set Up/Delete/Change Deductions and Contributions (Optional)

What are Deductions and Contributions?

A Deduction is an amount that reduces an employee's pay for something other than statutory deductions. An example of a pre-tax deduction could be an RRSP; an example of a post-tax deduction could be an amount to be deducted for a coffee fund.

A Contribution is an amount that the employer pays on behalf of the employee. An example might be an amount the company pays towards the employee's pension plan.

Why do I have to do this?

Normally, deductions and contributions will be entered through the Rapid Entry screen, but this screen contains more options to customize an employee's deductions and contributions than the Rapid Entry screen has.

If a new employee has to be set up for deductions and contributions or if there are any changes to be made on an exception basis for an existing employee (e.g. to change an entry made on the Rapid Entry screen or to make additional deductions/contributions entries after the Rapid Entry page has been saved), you must use the Deductions & Contributions screen.

Once you have entered data on an employee's Deductions & Contributions screen, that employee's deductions and contributions fields will no longer be editable on the Rapid Entry screen. The fields will display the text "Ded&Con" to indicate this.

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