Your payslip explained
| Term used on payslip | Explanation for full-time | Explanation for less than full time |
|---|---|---|
| Basic pay | The relevant nodal pay point for your grade, calculated on an average of 40 hours per week | Based on the proportion of full-time you work. 1/40th of the relevant nodal point, multiplied by your average weekly hours |
| Additional rostered hours | Any additional contracted hours over 40 (up to maximum of 48, or 56 for doctors who have opted out of working time regulations) | N/A |
| Night duty | Any hours receiving an enhanced rate of 37% of your hourly basic pay. Hours are: between 9pm and 7am; hours worked until 10am in shifts of 8 hours or longer which start between 8pm and 11.59pm; any shift which ends between 12am and 4am | Same as full-time |
| Weekend allowance | An allowance set as a % of your basic salary for working 1 in 8 or more frequent weekends | An allowance paid pro rata to the value of the full-time allowance, based on your work schedule’s proportion of full-time commitment to the weekend rota |
| On-call availability / non-resident on-call | An allowance of 8% of your basic salary to compensate for your availability while non-resident on-call, regardless of frequency | The cash value of the 8% allowance is paid pro rata to your proportional commitment to the full time on-call rota |
| Flexible pay premia | This could be for: general practice, psychiatry, emergency medicine, histopathology, academia, oral and maxillo-facial surgery, and exceptional flexible pay premia | As with full-time, but pro rata |
| Transitional pay premium | N/A | An annual payment of £1,500 for all LTFT trainees training LTFT on 3 August 2016, or who were on maternity leave and returned to training LTFT |
| LTFT allowance | N/A | Any doctor training LTFT and paid under the 2016 TCS pay system (which excludes section 2 pay protected trainees) will be paid £1,000 a year, monthly, for as long as they train LTFT |
Less than full time pay explainer
Detailed pay guidance
We've created a handy, dynamic guide to help you get to grips with your LTFT payslip.
Cash floor pay protection
With your first payslip, your employer should send a separate statement in the format of a template. This explains how your cash floor pay protection amount, if applicable, has been calculated.
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