ABBPay Solutions - Payroll Module Documentation

Overview

The ABBPay Payroll Module is a comprehensive cloud-based payroll platform that supports multi-country payroll processing across four jurisdictions: United Kingdom, Nigeria, Ireland, and Canada. It handles the full payroll lifecycle from employee onboarding through pay calculation, statutory deductions, pension management, tax authority submissions, and year-end reporting.

Each country module is tailored to local legislation, tax rules, and compliance requirements while sharing a unified interface and core workflow.

Getting Started

To access the Payroll Module, log in to your ABBPay Solutions account and navigate to the Payroll application. You must have an active Payroll subscription and be assigned an Admin role.

Prerequisites:

• Verified email address
• Active company profile with a country set (UK, NG, IE, or CA)
• Payroll subscription (active)
• Admin role assignment

Country Selection

Your company's country determines which payroll features, tax calculations, and compliance tools are available. The country is set in your company profile and controls:

• Tax calculation engine (PAYE, NI, USC, CPP, etc.)
• Statutory payment types (SMP, SSP, etc. for UK)
• Pension scheme options
• Tax authority integration (HMRC, FIRS/NRS, Revenue, CRA)
• Year-end reporting forms
• Employee field requirements

Note: You can switch between companies using the company selector in the header navigation. Each company operates independently with its own country-specific payroll configuration.

Module Structure

The Payroll Module is organised into the following sections, accessible via the left sidebar navigation:

Navigation

Desktop Sidebar

The left sidebar provides access to all major payroll sections. The following menu items are available:

Mobile Navigation

On mobile devices, a responsive navigation provides access to key payroll sections including Dashboard, Employees, Payrun, Pensions, and Settings.

Multi-Tenancy

ABBPay Payroll supports multiple companies under a single user account. Use the company switcher to change between companies. When switching, ABBPay checks your payroll subscription status before granting access.

Key Terminology

Country-Specific Features Summary

Support

For assistance with the Payroll Module, contact ABBPay Support or refer to the specific section documentation linked above.

Recent additions

Recent additions to the Nigeria payroll module include:

• Nine federal salary scales as templates (CONPSS, CONHESS, CONMESS, CONUASS, CONJUSS, CONPOSS, CONTISS, CONPCASS, CONAFSS), with 106 levels and 1,272 steps in total.
• One-click "Apply Government Scale" on the Salary Levels settings page, with an optional multiplier (for example 0.95 for state governments).
• Automatic annual step increments on 1 January.
• Eight statutory leave types with Lagos and federal defaults (maternity, paternity, sick, compassionate, casual, study, pilgrimage, adoption).
• Garnishee orders with 60% protected earnings (CBN guidance).
• Acting allowance (28% per Federal CSR §030404 when acting for more than 30 days).
• NHIA Act 2022 banded contributions (replacing flat 5%/10%).
• Minimum wage compliance check (NMW Act 2024: ₦70,000 federal, Lagos ₦85,000, Rivers ₦85,000, Edo ₦75,000).
• BVN, NIN and TCC identity verification.
• e-Invoicing data preparation for the NTAA 2025 mandate.
• State-level PAYE routing for all 36 states and the FCT.
• IPPIS-format CSV export (Personnel and Variations) for federal MDAs.
• Group Life policy tracking with expiry reminders.
• Bulk operations (salary review, transfer, identity verification) for federal MDAs with 5,000 or more staff.
• Mobile-first Nigerian employee portal with Nigerian terminology.

Country-by-country recent change log