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Unable to edit an employee's pay as the hourly rate is below the minimum wage

Follow these steps if you are unable to add or edit an employee's salary details as the hourly rate is below the national minimum wage or if you are receiving the error 'Pay cannot be less than National Minimum Wage'.

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Written by Cristiana Ghinea
Updated over 3 months ago

Check the national minimum wage rates

  1. Go to Setup and click Settings.

  2. Click Module Settings and then Payroll Settings.

  3. Click National Minimum Wage.

  4. Click the arrow next to each effective date and make sure that the ages and values are entered correctly.


Change the NMW scheme for the employee

When creating the salary line, make sure the correct NMW value has been selected by following the steps in our article on changing the NMW scheme for an employee.


Check the hourly rate calculation

  1. Go to Setup and click Settings.

  2. Click Calculators.

  3. Click the calculator used for the employee.

  4. Scroll to the Hourly Rate for Salaried Staff calculation and click Edit.

  5. Make sure that this calculation is correct in order for the appropriate hourly rate to be calculated for the employee.

  6. Click Done and then Save.

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