diff --git a/application/controllers/payslip.php b/application/controllers/payslip.php
index 227682a7..4d6e3bf2 100755
--- a/application/controllers/payslip.php
+++ b/application/controllers/payslip.php
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ function getEmployee()
      $no = floor($no / $divider);
      $i += ($divider == 10) ? 1 : 2;
      if ($number) {
-        $plural = (($counter = count($str)) && $number > 9) ? 's' : null;
+        $plural = (($counter = count($str)) && $number > 1) ? 's' : null;
         $hundred = ($counter == 1 && $str[0]) ? ' and ' : null;
         $str [] = ($number < 21) ? $words[$number] .
             " " . $digits[$counter] . $plural . " " . $hundred