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Practical guidance for payroll, people, submissions, time and attendance, reports and platform access.
Account & security

How to Disable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

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Account & security

Login & Access Troubleshooting

Steps to check when a user cannot sign in or see the expected company or feature.

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Account & security

Setting Up and Using MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)

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Account & security

Where to Find the Audit Log

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Company setup

Company App Overview

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Company setup

How to Add a Company

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Company setup

How to Exempt a Company from SDL

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Company setup

How to Send Email Notification on Payslip Release

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Company setup

Managing Company Files

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Company setup

Managing Company Policies

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Company setup

Managing Company Tools

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Employee setup

Can I Update Employee Information in Bulk?

Yes, you can update employee information in bulk using the Employee Bulk Import feature. If you need to update information for several employees at once, you can download the Employee Bulk Import template, make the required changes, and upload the completed spreadsheet back into the system. The template will contain the employees' current information, making it easy to identify and update the required details.

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Employee setup

Employee Self-Service: What Changed

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Employee setup

How to Add a Document Category

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Employee setup

How to Add an Employee

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Employee setup

How to Add an Employee to a Pay Run

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Employee setup

How to Cancel an Employee Termination

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Employee setup

How to Reinstate an Employee

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Employee setup

How to Send Activation Emails for Self Service

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Employee setup

How to Terminate an Employee

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Employee setup

Manage employee records

Add employees individually or in bulk, maintain records, enable self-service and store documents.

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Employee setup

Salary History on Employee Profiles

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Employee setup

Scheduled Job and Salary Changes

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Employee setup

Viewing and Managing an Employee Profile

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Employee setup

What are Pay Points?

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Employee setup

What is ETI?

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Employee setup

What is Retirement Funding Income Setup?

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Employee setup

What is Skills and Equity?

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Getting started

How to Update Your Company Logo

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Getting started

Payroll in the New UI

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Getting started

Understanding the New App Structure

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Using the People App

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Getting started

What's Changed in the New KarbonPay Version

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Getting started

Where to Find Things in the New UI

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Payments

How to Register to Direct Payment

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Payments

Using the Expenses App

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Payroll

Can You Delete Draft or Completed Pay Runs?

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Payroll

Configuring Payslip Information

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Payroll

How do I revert a pay run to Draft?

If you need to revert approved payslips back to Draft, you can do this either in bulk for multiple payslips or individually for a specific payslip.

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Payroll

How to Add Overtime Hours

Overtime hours can be recorded in two ways within the system. You can either add them directly through the Payroll section or register them on the employee's Calendar. Both methods will ensure the overtime hours are captured correctly.

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Payroll

How to Add Public Holiday Hours

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Payroll

How to Add a Pay Period

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Payroll

How to Approve/Complete a Pay Run

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Payroll

How to Recalculate a Pay Run

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Payroll

How to Undo a Pay Run

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Payroll

Run and complete payroll

Process payslips, complete pay runs, download bank files, handle loans and make bulk updates.

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Payroll

Using the Loans Screen

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Reports

How to Generate and Download a Payroll Report

KarbonPay allows you to generate and download detailed payroll reports from the Reports app. You can use the available filters to customise the report based on the information you need

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Reports

What Reports Can I Generate and Download?

KarbonPay provides a range of reports that you can generate and download to help you access payroll, employee, and other company information.

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Submissions

Can We Unfinalise IRP5 Submissions?

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Submissions

Complete monthly and annual submissions

Complete EMP201 and UIF monthly work and prepare annual certificates and exports.

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Submissions

EMP201 & UIF: Understanding Your Submission

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Submissions

How Do I Download an EMP501?

The EMP501 is an employer reconciliation declaration that summarizes payroll tax information for a selected tax year. Before submitting your reconciliation to SARS, it is important to download, review, and validate the EMP501 to ensure all payroll and tax information is accurate and complete.

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Submissions

How to Complete Your Annual Submissions

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Submissions

How to Complete Your Monthly Submissions

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Submissions

How to Download the e@syFile

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Submissions

How to Finalise IRP5 Submissions

Once you have reviewed and validated your IRP5/IT3(A) submissions for the relevant tax year, you can finalise the submission by following the steps below.

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Submissions

How to Undo UIF, EMP201, and Annual Submissions

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Submissions

Why Does My IRP5 Submission Show "No Data"?

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Time & Attendance

Configure Time & Attendance policies

Set grace periods, photo and location controls, overtime rules and manual capture.

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Time & Attendance

Create and assign shifts

Configure named shifts and assign a default shift to employees.

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Time & Attendance

Enable Time & Attendance

Register for Time & Attendance and accept its terms from the account screen.

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Time & Attendance

Review daily Time & Attendance

View, filter, amend and approve a day’s attendance data.

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Time & Attendance

Submit attendance data to payroll

Review a pay period’s attendance data and send approved entries to the active pay run.

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Time off

Adding or Editing Time Off Policies

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Time off

Adjusting Leave Balances

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Time off

Approving Time Off Requests

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Time off

Assigning or Updating Policies for Employees

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Time off

How to Add a Time Off Type

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Time off

How to Assign an Employee Time Off Policy

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Time off

How to Book a Time Off Request

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Time off

How to Delete an Approved Leave Request

If you have just processed a leave request and need to reverse or delete the approved leave, you can remove it directly from the employee's Time Off section. Once the leave request is deleted, the employee's remaining leave balance will automatically update.

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Time off

Manage time-off requests and balances

Approve requests, view the calendar, record leave and adjust or take on balances.

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Time off

Managing Time Off Policies

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Time off

Using the Time Off App

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Users & access

How to Add a User

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Users & access

How to Link Your Employee Account

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Users & access

How to Switch Between Administrator and Employee Access

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Users & access

User Role Guide

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