Payroll Glossary

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Annual leave

Australian Business Number (ABN)

Australian Business Number (ABN)

Australian Tax Office (ATO)

Australian Tax Office (ATO)

Awards (also modern awards)

Awards (also modern awards)

Back pay (retroactive pay)

Back pay (retroactive pay)

Base pay

Bonus

Business activity statements (BAS)

Business activity statements (BAS)

Casual employee

Casual employee

Casual loading

Centralised payroll

Centralised payroll

Cloud-based payroll

Cloud-based payroll

Commission

Deductions

Employee

Employee benefits

Employee benefits

Employee share schemes (ESS)

Employee share schemes (ESS)

Employer

Employment contract

Employment contract

Fair Work Act

Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO)

Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO)

Fringe benefit

Fringe benefits tax (FBT)

Fringe benefits tax (FBT)

Garnishment (Court-ordered deduction)

Garnishment (Court-ordered deduction)

Gratuity (tips)

Gratuity (tips)

Gross earnings

Gross pay

Holiday pay

Hours worked

Income statement

Income statement

Income tax

Instalment Activity Statement (IAS)

Instalment Activity Statement (IAS)

Long service leave (LSL)

Long service leave (LSL)

Managed payroll

Managed payroll

Minimum wage

National Employment Standards (NES)

National Employment Standards (NES)

Net pay

Onboarding

Overtime

Parental leave

Pay as you go (PAYG)

Pay as you go (PAYG)

Pay rate

Pay slip

Payroll

Payroll cycle

Payroll tax

Personal leave

Redundancy

Redundancy pay

Reimbursement

Remittance

Remuneration

Salary

Short-term disability income plan

Short-term disability income plan

Sick leave

Sick pay

Single touch payroll (STP)

Single touch payroll (STP)

Super Guarantee (SG)

Super Guarantee (SG)

Superannuation

Tax

Tax file number (TFN)

Tax file number (TFN)

Taxable income

Termination payment

Termination payment

Wages

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