Employee Onboarding and Reading your Paycheck

The activities and preparations that take place before a new employee's official start date.

• Onboarding

• Preboarding

The process of incorporating a new employee into a company and familiarizing them with the company culture and policies.

• Onboarding

• Preboarding

The total amount of money an employee receives before taxes and deductions.

• Gross Pay

• Net Pay

Your take-home pay, or the amount employees earn after all payroll deductions, are subtracted from their gross pay.

• Gross Pay

• Net Pay

A document used for verifying the identity of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

• Form 1-9

• W-4 form

The IRS document completed for an employer to determine how much should be withheld from one's paycheck for federal income taxes.

• Form 1-9

• W-4 Form

Advice that is useful and intended to help or improve something, often with an offer of possible solutions.

• Constructive Criticism

• Deduction

A document that shows the amount of money the employee earned and the amount of money removed for taxes and other withholdings.

• Direct Deposit

• Paycheck Stub

An expense that can be subtracted from a taxpayer's gross income in order to reduce the amount of income that is subject to taxation.

• Paycheck Stub

• Deduction

A set of rules, often written, about what clothing must be worn.

• Dress Code

• Constructive Criticism