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Payroll Administrator - Knowledge Module

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The theory textbook for the QCTO Higher Occupational Certificate: Payroll Administrator (NQF Level 5, SAQA ID 125266), Services SETA. Eleven chapters covering all eight knowledge modules (78 credits, 131 assessment criteria): the payroll function, its stakeholders and employment rights; payroll terminology from basic salary to net pay with the 2026/27 tax tables; risk, project and compliance management; the legislative framework; contracts and collective agreements; the payroll cycle and processes; problem-solving and conflict; records, confidentiality and verification; reconciliation, the EMP201 and EMP501, and reporting; payroll support; and data integrity, backup and recovery. Worked examples follow one employer, a Western Cape fruit packhouse with weekly, monthly, part-time and seasonal payrolls.

• Level: NQF Level 5
• SAQA ID: 125266
• Pages: 325

What is inside

1. Chapter 1 — The Payroll Function, Its Stakeholders and Employment Rights
2. Chapter 2 — Payroll Terminology: From Basic Salary to Net Pay
3. Chapter 3 — Risk, Compliance and Project Management in Payroll
4. Chapter 4 — The Legislative and Regulatory Framework
5. Chapter 5 — Contracts of Employment and Collective Agreements
6. Chapter 6 — The Payroll Cycle, Components and Processes
7. Chapter 7 — Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution in Payroll
8. Chapter 8 — Payroll Records, Confidentiality and Verification
9. Chapter 9 — Payroll Reconciliation and Reporting
10. Chapter 10 — Payroll Support: Induction, Queries and Service
11. Chapter 11 — Data Integrity, Protection, Backup and Recovery

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