Sage Pastel Payroll

So much more than just Payroll Software – Manage Your Staff with Smart Technology

An Overview of Sage Pastel Payroll

An Ideal Payroll Software & HR Solution for Any Size Business

Sage Pastel Payroll is a powerful payroll and HR solution designed for South African businesses of all sizes. Trusted by thousands, it offers the reliability and simplicity you expect from the Sage brand. With regular updates aligned to SARS requirements, you can be confident your payroll processes remain fully compliant.

This software streamlines tax submissions and simplifies EMP201 and EMP501 returns. Payslips are fully customisable, and seamless General Ledger (GL) integration with various Sage Accounting products ensures smooth financial reporting. Whether you’re a small business or a growing enterprise, Sage Pastel Payroll adapts to your needs.

A standout feature is the Sage Self Service (SSS) portal, a web-based tool that empowers employees to manage their own HR tasks. Through SSS, staff can view and download payslips, check leave balances, apply for sick or annual leave, submit travel claims, and update personal details directly from their mobile devices.

SSS also supports online data storage, workflow approvals, and real-time syncing between cloud and desktop environments. This helps your business run more efficiently by reducing manual HR tasks and improving accessibility.

Whether you’re managing payroll for 5 or 500 employees, Sage Pastel Payroll delivers a comprehensive, user-friendly solution that keeps your business compliant, connected and in control.

Sage Pastel Payroll features include:

  • It Saves You Time

    Manual payroll processing can take days whereas Sage Pastel Payroll automates many of the steps, ensuring that your payroll process is accurate and saving you plenty of time.

  • On-Going Support

    With Sage, and Preferred Solutions, you can rest assured that you will always get the support you need (telephonic, email, remote or on-site support) to keep you Payroll software running in top shape.

  • It Suits Any Business

    Sage Pastel Payroll works for any business, big or small. It is available as a single user version for small businesses, as well as a fully scalable solution for medium companies.

  • It is Customisable

    Whether you are a small business with a standard list of requirements or a large company with a sophisticated payroll and HR setup, Sage Pastel Payroll can fit your needs.

  • Processing Power

    You can process payments on a range of schedules, manage staff leave, gain instant access to automatic updates and customise employee payslips. This is all possible with Payroll!

  • Employee Mobile App

    The Sage Self-Service App lets your employees apply for leave, submit travel claims and update their details easily. The self-service portal can also be accessed by mobile website.

  • Multiple Salary Frequencies

    Process weekly, fortnightly and monthly paid employees with ease.

  • SARS Submissions

    Make SARS submissions for multiple companies with multiple databases a breeze with consolidated reporting.

  • Sage Self-Service (SSS)

    Sage Self-Service (SSS) links your organisation’s multiple payroll companies into one self-service portal – empower your employees to access their secure online profile, submit travel claims and manage their leave. Capture assets on your staff’s profiles which will notify you when it needs to be returned. With Cloud HR, certain HR functions are taken directly to each line manager and empowers them to manage their staff directly. This includes online data capture, manager access to staff records in the cloud, distribution of HR related forms online with built-in workflow and approval, as well as email notifications.

  • Bulk Terminations and Reinstatements

    Make it easy to dismiss or re-employ multiple employees at once – especially useful if you employ seasonal or project-based employees.

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