Payroll Principles

If you’re completely new to payroll, this short course offers the opportunity for you to gain an insight into the underlying legislative and operational principles behind the processing of payroll.

This course will help you get to grips with the general principles of payroll. You’ll start right from the beginning and look at the role and responsibilities of running a payroll and then progress to learning the basic processes, legislation, and regulations you will be required to adhere to.

There are three modules covering a range of topics:

• Module One: what is meant by payroll; associated roles and responsibilities; information around complying with the requirements of Real Time Information (RTI) employment status; employee rights
• Module Two: employee information necessary to a business; data protection; the P45 and starter checklist; the PAYE system; National Insurance; student loans; the structure and content of payslips
• Module Three: statutory payments including sick pay and maternity, paternity and adoption pay; processing leavers; payroll year end
• On successful completion of the course, you will receive a Pitman Training certificate. If you then wish to progress further, you will be in a great position to extend your knowledge by learning how to run a payroll using a computerised program, such as Sage Payroll.