Payroll Contracts API

Employment contracts represent the formal employment agreements between a company and its employees. Each contract captures salary details, working arrangements, pension configuration, and is used as the basis for payroll runs and A-melding reporting to Norwegian tax authorities.

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/payroll/contracts	List employment contracts
GET	/payroll/contracts/{id}	Get an employment contract
POST	/payroll/contracts	Create an employment contract
POST/PUT	/payroll/contracts/{id}	Update an employment contract

List Employment Contracts

GET /payroll/contracts

Retrieve a paginated list of employment contracts with filtering options.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
client_account_id	integer	Yes	Filter by client account ID (must be from user’s eligible accounts)
business_partner_id	integer	No	Filter by employee (business partner) ID
is_active	boolean	No	Filter by active status
page	integer	No	Page number for pagination (default: 1)
per_page	integer	No	Number of items per page (default: 100)
with	string	No	Comma-separated list of relations to include

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "business_partner_id": 56,
      "client_account_id": 7,
      "employment_type": "ORDINAERT",
      "start_date": "2024-01-15",
      "end_date": null,
      "job_title": "Accountant",
      "occupation_code": "2411",
      "employment_form": "FAST",
      "work_time_arrangement": "IKKE_SKIFT",
      "work_percentage": "100.00",
      "weekly_hours": "37.50",
      "salary_type": "MONTHLY_FIXED",
      "monthly_salary": "45000.000000",
      "hourly_rate": null,
      "vacation_pay_rate": "0.1200",
      "pension_rate": "0.0200",
      "employee_pension_rate": "0.0200",
      "pension_provider_id": null,
      "union_dues_amount": null,
      "car_registration_number": null,
      "car_list_price": null,
      "is_primary_employer": true,
      "is_active": true,
      "is_payroll_default": true,
      "arbeidsforhold_id": "a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0",
      "created_by_id": 7,
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "pages": 1,
    "per_page": 100,
    "records": 1
  }
}

Get Employment Contract

GET /payroll/contracts/{id}

Retrieve a single employment contract by ID.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	integer	Contract ID

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
with	string	No	Comma-separated list of relations to include

Create Employment Contract

POST /payroll/contracts

Creates a new employment contract. Automatically triggers a background task to fetch tax cards from Skatteetaten for the current tax year.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
client_account_id	integer	Yes	The client account ID
business_partner_id	integer	Yes	The employee (business partner) ID
employment_type	string	Yes	Type of employment (max 50 characters)
start_date	date	Yes	Employment start date
salary_type	string	Yes	`MONTHLY_FIXED` or `HOURLY`
monthly_salary	decimal	Conditional	Required when salary_type is `MONTHLY_FIXED`
hourly_rate	decimal	Conditional	Required when salary_type is `HOURLY`
end_date	date	No	Employment end date
end_date_reason	string	No	Reason for end date (max 50 characters)
job_title	string	No	Job title (max 200 characters)
occupation_code	string	No	Occupation code per SSB standard (max 10 characters)
employment_form	string	No	Employment form (max 50 characters)
work_time_arrangement	string	No	Working hours arrangement (max 50 characters)
work_percentage	decimal	No	Work percentage (e.g. 100.00 for full-time)
weekly_hours	decimal	No	Weekly working hours
remuneration_type	string	No	Remuneration type (max 50 characters)
last_salary_change_date	date	No	Date of last salary change
last_work_pct_change_date	date	No	Date of last work percentage change
vacation_pay_rate	decimal	No	Vacation pay rate (e.g. 0.1200 for 12%)
pension_rate	decimal	No	Employer pension rate
employee_pension_rate	decimal	No	Employee pension rate
pension_provider_id	integer	No	Pension provider business partner ID
union_dues_amount	decimal	No	Monthly union dues amount
car_registration_number	string	No	Vehicle registration number for company car benefit (max 20 characters)
car_list_price	decimal	No	List price of company car (used for a-melding reporting to Skatteetaten)
is_primary_employer	boolean	No	Whether this is the primary employer (default: true)
is_active	boolean	No	Whether the contract is active (default: true)
is_payroll_default	boolean	No	Whether this is the default contract for payroll (default: false)

Example Request

{
  "client_account_id": 7,
  "business_partner_id": 56,
  "employment_type": "ORDINAERT",
  "start_date": "2024-01-15",
  "salary_type": "MONTHLY_FIXED",
  "monthly_salary": "45000.00",
  "job_title": "Accountant",
  "occupation_code": "2411",
  "employment_form": "FAST",
  "work_percentage": "100.00",
  "weekly_hours": "37.50",
  "vacation_pay_rate": "0.1200",
  "pension_rate": "0.0200",
  "is_primary_employer": true,
  "is_payroll_default": true
}

Response

Returns the created employment contract with status 201 Created.

Update Employment Contract

POST/PUT /payroll/contracts/{id}

Updates an existing employment contract. Both POST and PUT methods are accepted. Only provided fields are updated.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
id	integer	Contract ID

Request Body

Same fields as create, except client_account_id and business_partner_id which cannot be changed after creation.

Side Effects

Setting is_active from false to true triggers a background task to fetch tax cards.
Setting is_active from true to false triggers an A-melding submission to Skatteetaten with the end date.

Response

Returns the updated employment contract.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique identifier (read-only)
business_partner_id	integer	Employee (business partner) ID
client_account_id	integer	Client account ID
employment_type	string	Type of employment
start_date	date	Employment start date
end_date	date	Employment end date (null if ongoing)
end_date_reason	string	Reason for end date
job_title	string	Job title
occupation_code	string	Occupation code per SSB standard
employment_form	string	Employment form
work_time_arrangement	string	Working hours arrangement
work_percentage	decimal	Work percentage (e.g. 100.00)
weekly_hours	decimal	Weekly working hours
remuneration_type	string	Remuneration type
salary_type	string	`MONTHLY_FIXED` or `HOURLY`
last_salary_change_date	date	Date of last salary change
last_work_pct_change_date	date	Date of last work percentage change
monthly_salary	decimal	Monthly salary amount
hourly_rate	decimal	Hourly rate amount
vacation_pay_rate	decimal	Vacation pay rate
pension_rate	decimal	Employer pension rate
employee_pension_rate	decimal	Employee pension rate
pension_provider_id	integer	Pension provider business partner ID
union_dues_amount	decimal	Monthly union dues amount
car_registration_number	string	Vehicle registration number for company car benefit
car_list_price	decimal	List price of company car (used for a-melding bil tilleggsinformasjon)
arbeidsforhold_id	string	Employment relationship ID (auto-generated UUID)
is_primary_employer	boolean	Whether this is the primary employer
is_active	boolean	Whether the contract is active
is_payroll_default	boolean	Whether this is the default contract for payroll
created_by_id	integer	ID of the creating user (read-only)
created_at	datetime	Creation timestamp (read-only)

Relationships

The following related objects can be included using the with parameter:

business_partner - The employee associated with the contract

Validation Rules

business_partner_id is required
client_account_id is required
employment_type is required
start_date is required
salary_type must be MONTHLY_FIXED or HOURLY
When salary_type is MONTHLY_FIXED, monthly_salary is required
When salary_type is HOURLY, hourly_rate is required

Error Responses

Status Code	Description
400	Validation error (missing or invalid fields)
403	Forbidden (no access to client account)
404	Contract not found

Payroll Contracts API

API Endpoints

List Employment Contracts

GET /payroll/contracts

Query Parameters

Response

Get Employment Contract

GET /payroll/contracts/{id}

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Create Employment Contract

POST /payroll/contracts

Request Body

Example Request

Response

Update Employment Contract

POST/PUT /payroll/contracts/{id}

Path Parameters

Request Body

Side Effects

Response

Attributes

Relationships

Validation Rules

Error Responses

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