Powerful payroll features for every business
Oversee employees through every stage of employment
Manage every step of the employee journey, from hire to retire, while keeping payroll information accurate and accessible.
Set up your payroll quickly and easily, so you can spend more time helping new employees settle into the company.
Bring your historical payroll data into Zoho Payroll easily, ensuring employee records remain complete, accurate, and organized.
Manage undergraduate and postgraduate student loan plans for employees while ensuring accurate payroll deductions.
Store employees' Attachment of Earnings orders and calculate the required deductions during every payroll run, helping ensure the correct amounts are withheld and recorded.
Upload, organize, and access important employee and payroll documents securely from a single location.
Calculate final pay, apply the right deductions and payments, and send out P45 forms to help ensure employees receive the correct compensation while supporting a smooth off-boarding process.
Allow your employees to access their payslips, salary details, workplace pension information, and other payroll details anytime on web or mobile.
Process accurate and timely payroll every pay cycle
Run every pay cycle with automated calculations, HMRC submissions, and payment workflows designed to simplify payroll from start to finish.
Stay informed with a dashboard that highlights upcoming pay runs, pending tasks, and payroll activities at a glance.
Create weekly, fortnightly, or monthly pay schedules that align with your business requirements and ensure employees are paid on time.
Process payroll for employees on fixed salaries or hourly wages, ensuring everyone is paid correctly using a single payroll system.
Automatically calculate employee pay, taxes, workplace pension contributions, and other statutory deductions to ensure accurate and timely payroll.
Recognize employee performance with bonus payments processed outside regular payroll, helping reward achievements without disrupting your payroll schedule.
Process payments for new hires, salary revisions, missed wages, or other payroll adjustments without waiting for your next scheduled payroll.
Automatically generate a BACS compatible payment file after each pay run, ready to download and upload to your BACS portal to process employee salary payments.
Submit Full Payment Submissions (FPS) and Employer Payment Summary (EPS) to HMRC to keep payroll reporting accurate and up to date.
Payroll compliance built for UK businesses
Automatically calculate PAYE, National Insurance contributions based on employee NI categories, and other payroll statutories to help businesses stay compliant.
Generate P60 forms for annual employee payroll summaries and P11D forms to report taxable benefits to HMRC.
Access statutory payroll forms such as P60 and P11D, along with HMRC submissions including FPS and EPS, to support accurate payroll reporting and compliance.
Issue P45 forms with employees' final pay and tax details and email them to departing employees, ensuring they have the information needed for their next employment.
Handle statutory payments including SMP, SPP, SAP, ShPP, SPBP, SNCP, and SSP based on employee eligibility, helping employees receive the correct statutory entitlements.
Automatically calculate employer Class 1A National Insurance for eligible termination payments that exceed the applicable tax free threshold.
Automatically apply the correct National Insurance calculation method for company directors, ensuring contributions are calculated according to HMRC's director-specific rules.
Claim Employment Allowance to reduce eligible employer National Insurance contributions by up to £10,500 each tax year.
Support Small Employers' Relief (SER) by calculating eligible recoveries for statutory leave payments, helping reduce payroll costs.
Include eligible Benefits in Kind (BiK) in payroll so employee tax is applied throughout the year instead of relying on year-end adjustments.
Everything you need to manage workplace pensions
Manage workplace pension schemes with flexible contribution methods, multiple pension groups, and automated enrolment.
Configure workplace pension schemes including Relief at Source (RAS), Net Pay Arrangement (NPA), Salary Sacrifice, and RAS Basic Rate Only to match your pension provider's requirements.
Create multiple pension groups with different contribution settings and assign employees to the appropriate workplace pension scheme as your workforce grows.
Assess employee eligibility and enrol eligible employees into the appropriate pension scheme in line with UK requirements.
Access pension summary reports to review employee and employer contributions and ensure accurate payroll records.
Take the complexity out of payroll administration
Replace repetitive payroll tasks with automation that helps you spend less time on administration and more time growing your business.
Send email and in-app alerts for payroll activities and upcoming deadlines, helping your team stay prepared and organized.
Bring employees across different offices into one payroll system, making it easier to manage payroll consistently across every work location.
Grant each user access based on their responsibilities, making payroll collaboration secure and organised.
Exclude employees who are not eligible for a pay period from a pay run without affecting future payroll calculations when they return.
View a complete history of payroll actions and changes in one place with activity logs to improve transparency and accountability.
Make informed decisions with detailed payroll reports
Access comprehensive payroll reports to track statutory information, keep payroll records up to date, and support timely compliance submissions.
Group employees using reporting tags to simplify payroll reporting and gain clearer insights into your workforce.
Download payroll reports in PDF, XLS, or CSV formats and analyse data across any selected date range.
Protect sensitive payroll information with password-protected reports so only intended recipients can access them.
Leverage payroll insights to understand employee trends and create compensation plans that support workforce needs.
Use detailed payroll reports to monitor expenses, identify opportunities to reduce costs, and improve budget planning.
Get clear visibility into PAYE, National Insurance, and statutory deductions to support accurate payroll reporting.
Generate P60 and P11D forms with accurate employee and benefit details to support smooth year-end processes.
Integrate payroll with other core business apps
Bring payroll, accounting, and expenses into one connected system to improve data accuracy and to create a more efficient workflow.
Simplify accounting with automatic payroll syncs that record salary expenses and journal entries for accurate financial reporting.
Automatically transfer approved reimbursements to payroll and simplify payment processing with accurate records.
Customise payroll to fit your business needs
Tailor payroll workflows with customisable features that support your unique processes and operational requirements.
Create tailored compensation structures across your workforce, from entry-level employees to leadership roles, with flexible earnings and deductions.
Add custom fields to employee profiles and store additional information such as emergency contacts, skills, certifications, and other business-specific data.
Create customised email templates for payroll-related messages and deliver clear, personalised communication to employees.
Define custom roles and assign specific access permissions to ensure every team member can view and manage only the information relevant to their responsibilities.
Customise approval workflows to ensure payroll is reviewed and approved by the right people before processing.
View your personal details, salary information, and more from one secure self-service portal.
Receive timely notifications when your salary is processed and credited.
View and download password-protected payslips whenever you need them.
Submit leave requests through the ESS portal and track approval status from admins.
Connect with payroll teams whenever you need assistance or clarification.
Get instant answers to everyday payroll questions with Zia, the built in AI assistant.
Receive important company announcements directly through the employee portal.
AI powered payroll for a smarter workplace
Use built in AI to help employees get quick answers, understand their payroll, access company information, and help payroll teams identify issues, uncover insights, and plan ahead.
Connect Zoho Payroll with AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude and more through MCP to access payroll data and support AI powered workflows, analysis, and decision making.
Use natural language to interact with your payroll and complete tasks through a conversational assistant, without having to navigate through multiple screens.
Identify unusual payroll data and potential issues before processing payroll, giving you time to review and correct them before payroll is finalised.
Use AI to highlight trends, patterns, and key insights from your payroll reports, helping you better understand your payroll data and make informed decisions.
Generate AI powered projections based on historical payroll data, with variance ranges to help you plan future payroll costs and make more informed payroll decisions.