Who receives a slip and when
Since 1 April 2016 all Employment Act-covered employees must receive itemised pay slips. Issue with salary; if that is not possible, within three working days of payment. On termination/dismissal issue with outstanding salary. Electronic, paper and handwritten formats are allowed. Multiple payments in a month may be consolidated only if every payment since the previous slip is detailed. Omit genuinely inapplicable items, such as overtime fields for an employee without overtime.
| Item |
|---|
| Employer and employee names |
| Payment date(s) |
| Basic salary; for non-monthly rates, rate plus hours/days/pieces |
| Salary-period dates |
| Fixed and one-off allowances |
| Additional payments including bonus, rest-day and holiday pay |
| Fixed and ad hoc deductions including employee CPF, unpaid leave and absence |
| Overtime hours |
| Overtime amount |
| Overtime-period dates where different |
| Total net salary |
Retain issued slips
Retain the latest two years for current employees. For former employees keep the final two years for one year after employment ends. The official blank template and further tools/workshops/advisory resources are linked.