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Gross pay

How pay is built up before any deductions: salaries, hourly pay, overtime, commission, bonuses, piecework and time off.

Premium5 rooms46 questions37 min

This path is practice in how the records and the sums work. It is not tax advice. Any rate or allowance in a question is an example for that question, so check GOV.UK for the current figures.

See the first roomSalary or hourly pay: how gross pay is worked out

Rooms in this module

  1. Salary or hourly pay: how gross pay is worked out6 min, easyPremium
  2. How to work out overtime pay8 min, easyPremium
  3. Bonuses and commission in gross pay8 min, easyPremium
  4. Piecework: pay for each item made7 min, easyPremium
  5. Holiday pay and time off8 min, easyPremium

How this works

Each room answers one problem. A task is a few lines of reading, then questions you answer in the books: post to an account, type a figure, sort, match or write a journal. Every answer is marked at once, with the rule behind it. There are no videos.

Words in this module

Gross pay
Gross pay is everything an employee earned in a pay period, before anything is taken off.

Questions

How many rooms and questions are in Gross pay?

5 rooms and 46 questions. Every question is marked at once.

How long does it take?

About 37 minutes in all. A room takes 6 to 8 minutes, so you can do one at a time.

Is it free?

No. These rooms need Premium. Each room shows the start of its first task before you pay.

What should I do first?

Read your payslip. It is the module before this one in Payslips, tax codes and payroll.