Sage Payroll

Simple and Effective Payroll Online – Stay Compliant Without the Hassle

An Overview of Sage Payroll

Pay Only for What You Use – From Anywhere, Anytime

Sage Payroll, previously known as Sage One Payroll, is a secure and affordable online payroll solution from Sage Pastel and VIP Payroll. It is designed for small, growing businesses that want more control over payroll processing. You only pay for the payslips you issue, making it cost-effective. The system ensures compliance with South African legislation including UIF, SDL, PAYE, and IRP5, and it updates automatically when regulations change.

You can generate tax certificates in one step and access standard reports in PDF, Excel, or Word formats. You can manage payroll, leave, bonuses, travel allowances, commissions, overtime, and more from anywhere. It also supports independent contractors, medical aid, retirement funds, and non-cash benefits. With just a few clicks, you receive accurate, compliant payslips and meet SARS requirements easily. Sage Business Cloud Payroll provides full control and peace of mind, helping you run your business in a smarter way.

Confidently manage your payroll with a simple, reliable and flexible online payroll system

  • Easy Onboarding

    Add unlimited companies, create monthly, weekly and/or bi-weekly pay cycles and save time by importing employees and their financials in bulk.

  • Payroll Processing

    By using our pre-defined SARS compliant payslip definitions, we will take care of the PAYE, UIF and SDL calculations. No worries about being SARS compliant.

  • Online Assistance

    Our consultants are available to help when you need assistance. Make use of our online chat, comprehensive help centre, how-to videos or call us for assistance.

  • Pay Your Employees

    Print or e-mail secure payslips to your employees. Use Automatic Clearing Bureau (ACB) payments to export a bank payroll file that can be imported into your company’s banking software to pay your employees’ salaries or wages directly.

  • Leave Management

    Effortlessly manage annual, sick, family responsibility or maternity leave with the included leave module. Set up leave entitlement, capture leave transactions and manage leave cycles according to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA).

  • Payroll Reporting

    Whether it is the Monthly Employer Declarations (EMP201), Interim or Annual Employer Reconciliation Declarations (EMP501), Tax Certificates (IPR5) or UIF Declaration to the Department of Labour, we’ve got your legislative reporting covered.

Sage Payroll offers a host of benefits:

SARS Compliance

Fully SARS compliant online payroll software – your UIF, SDL, PAYE and IRP5s are taken care of.

Flexible Payments

Pay your employees online anywhere, anytime on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis.

Multi-User Access

With the multi-user functionality, additional users can have access to the system for free.

Data Security

Your data is always safe and secure – your payroll data is backed up daily.

Pay-As-You-Go

You pay only for the number of employees you process.

No Installation

You avoid the hassle of software installation.

Always Updated

You are always on the latest software and legislative version e.g. latest tax brackets, leave regulations, etc.

Scalable Payroll

Your payroll expands and shrinks as your business grows, enabling you to add as many employees or pay cycles as you like.

Secure Payslips

Email PDF payslips to your employees, with the option to password-protect the payslips.

Video Resources for Sage Payroll

Easy How-To Videos on How to Set Up and Add Data to your Sage Payroll

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