The perils of a payslip: Why hustlers need to beware

Concept of payslip purchase order form. [Getty Images]

The proposed housing levy has inadvertently exposed the perils of owning a payslip. They used to be manual but are now digitised. The slip - a one-pager - contains your monthly earning and deductions: both statutory and voluntary.

And most are not very exciting to look at. They define in economic terms the life and times of the employed.