New right on payslips
From 6 April, the statutory right to receive an itemised payslip was extended to all workers, including those under casual or zero hours contracts.
The following details must be included in pay slips:
• gross wages or salary;
• the amounts of any deductions and what they for;
• net wages or salary payable;
• for any part that varies according to time worked, the total hours worked and the rate of pay, either as a single aggregate figure or separately for each type of work or rate of pay; and
• if paid in parts, the amount and payment method for each part.
A worker who thinks that they have not received a payslip, or that the payslip they have received lacks the required information, may bring a claim at the tribunal.
There are some limited exclusions from the right to receive a payslip, such as for members of the armed forces or merchant seamen and women.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has produced a guide to the new right accompanied by a number of explanatory examples.