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Junior Cycle Business Studies: Wages and payslips

How often Wages and payslips comes up on the Business Studies papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 6 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Wages and payslips, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Wages and payslips.

(a)What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?
  1. Gross pay is net pay minus tax
  2. Net pay is gross pay minus deductions
  3. Net pay includes overtime; gross does not
(b)Ciara earns €15 an hour for 38 hours, plus 4 hours overtime at time-and-a-half. What is her gross pay?
  1. €690
  2. €630
  3. €660
(c)Which of these is a voluntary deduction on a payslip?
  1. Trade union subscription
  2. Universal Social Charge
  3. Pay Related Social Insurance
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(a) Net pay is gross pay minus deductions

(b) €660

(c) Trade union subscription

Your turn: Common Level questions on Wages and payslips.

Common Level

Asked on 6 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q18b
2025Q13
2024Q12
2023Q16b
2022Q18b
2019Q18b

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Wages and payslips questions

Wages and payslips, 2 marks

What is the main difference between a wage and a salary?

  1. A wage is paid only to managers and directors
  2. A salary is always paid weekly in cash
  3. A salary is a set yearly sum, paid monthly
Show the answer

A salary is a set yearly sum, paid monthly

Wages are usually paid weekly for hours worked, so they can vary. A salary is an agreed annual amount split into equal monthly payments.

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