| GENERAL |
| Number of Companies |
Unlimited |
| Number of Employees |
As per licence |
| Database |
Pervasive SQL |
| Customizable Data Input Screens |
Yes |
| Define Date Entry Format |
Yes |
| Tip of the Day |
Yes |
| Option to Automatically Open the Last Company Worked in |
Yes |
| 30 User Defined Fields |
Yes |
| Ships With All the Transactions You are Likely to Need Already Created for You |
Yes |
| Multiple Rates of Normal and Overtime Pay |
Yes |
| Comprehensive, On-line and Context Sensitive Help |
Yes |
| Internet Link to Pastel Payroll Home Page |
Yes |
| Email Queries Related to Support, Sales, Registrations or Training Directly from the Software to Pastel Payroll |
Yes |
| Zoom Windows |
Yes |
| Import / Export Masterfile Data |
Yes |
| Import / Export Transactions for Batch Capturing / Updating |
Yes |
| On-screen Drag-and-Drop Forms Design |
Yes |
| Zip Backup |
Yes |
| Number of Assistants / Wizards |
10 |
| Credit Transfers to all Major Banks |
Yes |
| System Status Bar |
Yes |
| Interface with Time and Attendance Registers |
Yes |
| Full Transaction Roll-back and Recovery in the Event of a Power Failure |
Yes |
| Multi-user Access |
As per licence |
| Various Password Restriction Levels |
Yes |
| Output Reports To: |
| Printer |
Yes |
| Screen |
Yes |
| HTML |
Yes |
| Microsoft Word |
Yes |
| Microsoft Excel |
Yes |
| Word Processor |
Yes |
| Comma Delimited File |
Yes |
| Tab Delimited File |
Yes |
| E-mail |
Yes |
| Protected Document Format (PDF) |
Yes |
| Notepad: |
| Number of Notes per Masterfile Record |
Unlimited |
| Link notes to External Documents |
Yes |
| View / Print to do Lists based on Note Action Date |
Yes |
| Access Linked Documents from within Pastel Payroll |
Yes |
| Notes on all Screens |
Yes |
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| PROCESSING |
| Process Weekly Wages |
Yes |
| Process Fortnightly Wages |
Yes |
| Process Monthly Salaries / Wages |
Yes |
| Process Multiple Pay Frequencies in Same Company |
Yes |
| Fifth Week / Third Fortnight Payroll Processing |
Yes |
| Process Special (additional) Payroll Runs |
Yes |
| Allocate Employees and Transactions to Specific Cost Centres or Job Codes |
Yes |
| Perform "What If" Payslip Calculation on Screen |
Yes |
| Process by Exception - only Enter Pay Information if there are changes |
Yes |
| Process Payslips in Batches or for Selected Employees |
Yes |
| Affect Global Changes for Employees Linked to Specific Employee Profiles |
Yes |
| Affect Global Changes for Payslips |
Yes |
| Control Staff Loans with Automatic Deductions and Outstanding Balance Reports |
Yes |
| Automatically Calculate Interest on Loans |
Yes |
| Record and Accumulate Shifts Worked |
Yes |
| Tax Methods: |
| Periodic |
Yes |
| Average (Annualised) |
Yes |
| Directive Percentage |
Yes |
| Directive Amount |
Yes |
| Part-Time |
Yes |
| Exempt |
Yes |
| Director |
Yes |
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| REPORTING |
| Print Detailed Reports per Cost Centre, Job Code or Pay Point |
Yes |
| Print Audit Trails of any changes to Employee Masterfile and System Parameters Information |
Yes |
| Print Transaction History Reports for any period in the Current Tax Year |
Yes |
| Print Coinage Analysis for Customised Currency Denominations |
Yes |
| Print Payslips and Statutory Certificates on Plain or Pre-printed Stationery |
Yes |
| Print Rate Tables for Reference |
Yes |
| Employment Equity Reporting |
Yes |
| Electronic Monthly UIF Declaration |
Yes |
| Print your Payslips in any Official Language |
Yes |
| Re-print Payslips for Previous Periods |
Yes |
| E-mailing password-protected Payslips to Individual Employees |
Yes |
| Bulk E-mailing of password protected Payslips to Individuals |
Yes |
| Define Size and Type of Font for Reports |
Yes |
| E-mail Reports and Documents |
Yes |
| Electronic IRP5 Submission to SARS |
Yes |
| Electronic Monthly Return Submission to MIBFA |
Yes |
| Print EMP201 report for current or previous months |
Yes |
| Business Intelligence Centre |
Yes |
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| LEAVE PROCESSING |
| Automatic Accrual of Leave Days due |
Yes |
| Annual Leave Accrual on annual, daily or hourly entitlement |
Yes |
| Detailed Leave Records for Annual, Sick and other Leave Types |
Yes |
| Calculate number of Leave Days by automatically excluding non-working days in Leave Period |
Yes |
| Automatic Leave Payout Calculations on Termination of Employees |
Yes |
| Automatic Calculation of BCEA Leave Rates per Employee |
Yes |
| Leave Types: |
| Annual Leave |
Yes |
| Sick Leave |
Yes |
| Unpaid Leave |
Yes |
| Other Leave (User-defined) |
Yes |
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| GENERAL LEDGER INTEGRATION |
| General Ledger Code Setup Assistant |
Yes |
| Generate Payroll and Cashbook Journals for Seamless Integration |
Yes |
| Integrate by Expense and / or Cost Centre |
Yes |
| Integrates to all Pastel Accounting packages, as well as most other Accounting Packages |
Yes |
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| FORMULAE AND LOOKUP TABLES |
| Create Formulae Based on: |
| Employee Masterfile Information |
Yes |
| User Defined Fields Information |
Yes |
| Calendar Information |
Yes |
| Transaction Values |
Yes |
| Rate Tables |
Yes |
| Lookup Tables |
Yes |
| Calculation Total Values |
Yes |
| Tax Total Values |
Yes |
| Company Parameters Information |
Yes |
| Pay Frequency Information |
Yes |
| Formulae can be Based on Conditional Criteria |
Yes |
| Link Multiple Transactions to a Formula |
Yes |
| Perform a Test Run on Screen to Evaluate Results |
Yes |
| Automatically Calculate or Capitalise Interest on Staff Loans |
Yes |
| Create an Unlimited Amount of Lookup Tables used for Commission, Medical Aid, Unions etc. |
Yes |
| Changes to Lookup Tables automatically updating the Employee Payslips |
Yes |
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| LEGISLATIVE ACTS |
| Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) Act |
Yes |
| Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Act |
Yes |
| Income Tax Act |
Yes |
| Skills Development Act |
Yes |
| Employment Equity Act |
Yes |
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| INDUSTRIAL COUNCILS |
| MIBFA - Metal Industries Benefit Fund Administrators |
Yes |
| MIBCO - Motor Industry Bargaining Council |
Yes |
| Electrical Industry |
Yes |
| Road Freight Industry |
Yes |
| Security Industry |
Yes |
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| COUNTRY SPECIFIC TAX TABLES |
| Angola |
Yes |
| Bahrain |
Yes |
| Botswana |
Yes |
| Iceland |
Yes |
| Jamaica |
Yes |
| Ghana |
Yes |
| Kenya |
Yes |
| Lesotho |
Yes |
| Malawi |
Yes |
| Malta |
Yes |
| Mauritius |
Yes |
| Mozambique |
Yes |
| Namibia |
Yes |
| Nigeria |
Yes |
| Rwanda |
Yes |
| South Africa |
Yes |
| Swaziland |
Yes |
| Tanzania |
Yes |
| United Arab Emirates |
Yes |
| Uganda |
Yes |
| Zambia |
Yes |
| Zimbabwe |
Yes |
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| OPTIONAL MODULES |
| Industrial Councils |
Yes |
| BI Payroll: Excel Reporting |
Yes |
| Batch E-mailing |
Yes |
| Global Updates |
Yes |
| Third Party Payments |
Yes |
