IN India Pre-degree / Foundation

Payroll Basics

Run a payroll cycle correctly, including deductions and statutory filings.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Paying people correctly, and on time
2. 1.2 Employer obligations at a glance
3. 1.3 Confidentiality of pay data
4. 1.4 The payroll calendar
1. 2.1 Employee, worker and contractor
2. 2.2 Contracts, hours and pay rates
3. 2.3 Starters and leavers
4. 2.4 The records you must keep
1. 3.1 Salary, hourly and piece rates
2. 3.2 Overtime, shift pay and allowances
3. 3.3 Bonus and commission
4. 3.4 Benefits and non-cash pay
1. 4.1 Statutory deductions in outline
2. 4.2 Employee and employer contributions
3. 4.3 Court orders and voluntary deductions
4. 4.4 Net pay and the payslip
1. 5.1 Holiday entitlement and holiday pay
2. 5.2 Sickness
3. 5.3 Parental and family leave
4. 5.4 Unpaid leave and adjustments
1. 6.1 Collecting and checking timesheet data
2. 6.2 Processing the run
3. 6.3 The checks to make before you approve
4. 6.4 Payment, payslips and distribution
1. 7.1 Filing with the tax authority
2. 7.2 Paying over what you have deducted
3. 7.3 Year-end documents
4. 7.4 Corrections and late submissions
1. 8.1 Overpayments and underpayments
2. 8.2 Queries from employees
3. 8.3 Audits and inspections
4. 8.4 Moving to a different payroll system

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.