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title: "Guide: Inputting payroll information"
slug: "guide-inputting-payroll-information"
description: "A checklist of what to input each payroll period in Cintra iQ, covering new starters, leavers, contractual changes, absences, and deductions."
updated: 2026-06-10T11:18:41Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:18:41Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/guide-inputting-payroll-information"
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# Guide: Inputting payroll information

If you're new to managing payroll within Cintra iQ, here is a list of information you will need to input each payroll period. Please note that you may do things slightly differently in your organisation.

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- [Maternity](/iq/docs/guide-occupational-parental-pay)
- [Create a new starter](/iq/docs/guide-new-starters)
- [Make an employee a leaver](/iq/docs/how-do-i-make-an-employee-a-leaver)
- [Update personal details](/iq/docs/how-do-i-create-update-a-personnel-record)
- Make contractual changes that affect pay
  - Manage employee post changes: See [How do I create/assign a post?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-create-assign-a-post) and [How do I assign spine points to employee posts?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-assign-spine-points-to-employee-posts)
  - [Manage Working Time/FTE Ratios](/iq/docs/what-are-working-times-fte-ratios)
  - Employee Payments & Rates: See [How do I input variable payments and rates for the current period?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-input-variable-payments-and-rates-for-an-employee) and [How do I add adjustments to employees?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-add-adjustments-to-employees)
  - [Payroll Membership](/iq/docs/how-do-i-manage-employee-payroll-membership)
- Manage absences
  - [Sickness](/iq/docs/how-do-i-calculate-sick-pay)
  - [Maternity](/iq/docs/guide-occupational-parental-pay)
  - [Paternity](/iq/docs/how-do-i-calculate-statutory-paternity-payments)
- [Update standing deduction data](/iq/docs/adjustment-headings-what-is-a-deduction-heading)
- Update pension/benefits contribution data
  - [How do I assign posts/other payrolled benefits to employees?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-assign-posts-other-payrolled-benefits-to-employees)
  - [How do I set up the vehicle payrolled benefits?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-report-on-payrolled-benefits-for-a-period)
  - [How do I report on payrolled benefits for a period?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-report-on-payrolled-benefits-for-a-period) and [How do I report on employee payrolled benefits for whole tax year?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-report-on-employee-payrolled-benefits-for-whole-tax-year)
  - [How do I report on payrolled benefits for a period?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-report-on-payrolled-benefits-for-a-period)
- Make Tax & NI changes
  - [Downloading HMRC Notices](/iq/docs/how-do-i-download-hmrc-notices)
  - [Changes to NI Categories](/iq/docs/how-do-i-make-changes-to-a-national-insurance-category)
- Input variable payments or deductions for the period
  - [How do I input variable payments and rates for the current period?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-input-variable-payments-and-rates-for-an-employee)
  - [Guide: Voluntary deductions](/iq/docs/guide-voluntary-deductions)
  - [How do I enter pension/benefit contribution data for the current period?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-enter-pension-benefit-contribution-data-for-the-current-period)
  - [How do I enter mileage claims for employees?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-enter-mileage-claims-for-employees)