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Set up salary components (allowances)

Quick answerIn MAJA Payroll go to Company → Settings → Salary Components, click Add component, give it a name, choose Fixed (AED) or % of basic and a default value, and click Save components; each employee's actual allowances are then set on their contract.
Where: MAJA Payroll → Company → Settings → Salary ComponentsWho: The owner, an admin, or a role allowed to see payroll

Steps

  1. Under Company, click Settings.
  2. Click Salary Components to open it.
  3. Click Add component.
  4. Type the Component name (for example Car allowance).
  5. Choose the Type: Fixed (AED) or % of basic.
  6. Enter the Default value.
  7. Click Save components.

What MAJA does for you

  • Every component appears as a box in the contract form, filled with its default value.
  • The payroll run takes the allowances from the employee's active contract; an employee with no contract falls back to these defaults.
  • Each allowance prints on the payslip under its own name.

Good to know

  • Changes apply to new payrolls only; saved payslips keep their figures.
  • You can also add a new allowance straight from a contract: type its name under Allowances, choose AED / month or % of basic, and click Add head.
  • The trash icon removes a component from the list.

Related guides

Create or renew an employment contractSet up payroll settings — working days, hours, day off, departments and shiftsView, print or download a payslip
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