Pay Slips And Income Statements

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Pay Slips And Income Statements. In the context of the Financial Competence Framework, Pay Slips And Income Statements is a topic in the Money And Transactions subject matter domain.[1]

Competences

Mastering the role of Pay Slips And Income Statements in financial literacy context requires the following competences:

Code Competency Description Competency Type
26 Understands the entries on a payslip and income statement Knowledge
27 Understands how to access, store and keep track of relevant information regarding a person's income Knowledge
28 Understands the difference between gross and net income Knowledge
29 Understands that some automatic deductions from pay may be earmarked for building assets/providing rights or paying expenses Knowledge
30 Checks payslips and income statements and files them for future reference Skill
31 Checks actual income against expected income and seeks to analyse why they might differ Skill
32 Uses gross or net income as appropriate when making decisions Skill
33 Takes into account the full pay package, including contributions to savings or insurance where relevant, when comparing current income to alternatives Skill

References

  1. European Union/OECD (2022), Financial competence framework for adults in the European Union