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How to Delete Pay Items in your Payruns?

Deleting pay items created in payruns

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Written by Danial
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The following are some frequently asked questions that we often encounter:

  1. Can I delete a pay item directly from the Payrun page?

  2. If I added a pay item by mistake, how can I delete it?

  3. I want to delete the pay item that is created automatically


Sometimes you may need to remove a pay item that was added by mistake or is no longer applicable in your current payrun. This guide explains how to delete pay items correctly and what to do if you’re unable to remove them.

Under any of your pay runs in Payroll > View/Edit Payruns under Step 2- Select Pay Item

There is a delete/remove icon or button on your furthers right, clicking this will remove the pay item from your pay runs.

Deleting a Pay Item in Talenox

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This should work on:

  • Monthly Payment/Deduction tab

  • Adhoc Payment/Deduction tab

  • Hourly/Daily Attendance tab

This should also work for No Pay Leave (under Step 2 - Select Leave Payments/Deductions)

To delete Multiple eg. No Pay Leave items, and its showing the Show button here:

Simply click Show, to view the multiple days, and the delete button will appear:


For Hong Kong Admins, additionally you can also delete the following under Step 2 - Select Leave Payments/Deductions

  • Sick Leave

  • Maternity Leave

  • Paternity Leave

  • Annual leave

  • Statutory Holiday

  • Custom ADW Payment

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