Foundation in Payroll Legalities & Practicalities
(Payroll Foundation D)

This one-day course is ideal for the more experienced payroll professional because it provides details of the complexities of key payroll legislation and practices. It is the ideal for candidates with more experience of the payroll who need to enhance their understanding of more complex issues and to be able to put them into practice using various scenarios.

Although many payroll systems will now deal with all the key payroll calculations, payroll staff still need to understand the implications of these routines and how to correctly calculate a manual payment when things go wrong.

Unless you know how the calculations are made it is difficult to spot and adjust errors.


Course Programme:
• How to calculate various elements of pay including overtime, back pay holiday
  pay and contractual & legislative entitlements
• Student loan deductions – how to calculate the deduction using table &   percentage methods
• Employing students – UK & overseas both during and outside the vacations
• What is a lawful and an unlawful deduction & the consequences of getting it   wrong
• Legislation – practical ways of meeting complex legislative requirements
• A basic practical guide to court orders and Child Support Orders (DEOs)
• Brief overview of year end and the importance of record keeping for year end  reporting and key deadlines during the tax year
• The key points and pitfalls of how to make a manual payment of salary, extra   payments and payments after leaving
• Practical exercises on calculating manual payments

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