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.

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
• What is a lawful & an unlawful deduction & the consequences of getting it wrong
• The correct procedures for the payment of new starters & leavers
• How to deal with new starters without a P45
• How to calculate payments to leavers for final pay & payments after leaving
• 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 & the importance of record keeping for year
  end reporting
• The key points & pitfalls of how to make a manual payment of salary, extra
  payments & payments after leaving

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