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Read your payslip

For anyone with a job: what each line of a payslip means, how gross pay becomes net pay, and how to check the figures.

Free5 rooms46 questions36 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.

Start this moduleHow to read your payslip

Rooms in this module

  1. 1How to read your payslip6 min, easyFree
  2. 2Gross pay and net pay: what is the difference?7 min, easyFree
  3. 3What does my tax code mean?8 min, easyFree
  4. 4National Insurance on your payslip7 min, easyFree
  5. 5How to check your payslip is right8 min, easyFree

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.
Net pay
Net pay is gross pay less deductions: the amount that is paid into the employee's bank.

Questions

How many rooms and questions are in Read your payslip?

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

How long does it take?

About 36 minutes in all. A room takes 6 to 8 minutes, so you can do one at a time.

Is it free?

Yes. Every room in this module is free, and you can start with no account.

What should I do first?

Nothing. This is the first module of Payslips, tax codes and payroll, so you can start here.