Learning Day Two Introduction to Statutory Payments - 2014

Who is this course aimed at?

All payroll staff who are required to administer and calculate statutory payments, plus HR and finance staff with responsibility for advising employees and calculating company reimbursements should attend this comprehensive course.

What will I learn?

Statutory payments are a common area of confusion for payroll staff. Legislation for maternity, paternity and adoption pay is frequently changing and misunderstandings between statutory and occupational entitlement are common. This course concentrates on the complex rules of SMP, SPP, SAP, SSP and associated leave and contains all recent legislative changes.

Course content

• Statutory maternity pay
  • Terminology and abbreviations
  • Forms and key dates for entitlement
  • Exclusions and ceasing entitlement of SMP
  • Requirement of notification, service and average pay
  • Calculation and commencement of SMP
  • Recovery and offsetting of SMP
  • Records, fines and penalties
  • Resolving procedures
• Statutory maternity leave
  • Entitlement to leave
  • Difference between ordinary and additional leave
  • Terms and conditions during leave
  • Returning to work
• Statutory adoption pay and leave
  • Overview of adoption leave and pay
  • Highlight duplicate rules and key differences with maternity pay and leave
• Statutory ordinary and additional paternity leave and pay
  • Forms and key dates for entitlement
  • Exclusions and ceasing entitlement of OSPP/ASPP
  • Requirement of notification, service and average pay
  • Calculation and commencement of OSPP/ASPP
  • Recovery and offsetting of OSPP/ASPP
  • Records, fines and penalties
  • Resolving procedures
• Statutory sick pay
  • Forms and key dates for entitlement
    • o Establish entitlement or exclusion of SSP
    • o Rules and purpose of self certification
    • o Rules and purpose of fit notes
    • o How to calculate entitlement to SSP
    • o Meaning and significance of:
      • Period of incapacity to work
      • Linking
      • Qualifying days
      • Calculation of average earnings
      • Identify relevant earnings period
      • Entitlement and process of recovering SSP

Course aims

On completion delegates should be able to:

• Understand the implications, entitlements and calculations of the correct amount of statutory sick, maternity, paternity and adoption payments
• Minimise the potential risk for offences and penalties

What others say about this course…

The course is very involved and a lot to take in, however, I thought it was fantastic and would recommend this course to anyone who is looking for a career in payroll 10/10.

Karen Hughes, Wincanton

Lots of relevant information, course was delivered really well with lots of good opportunities to discuss scenarios.

Natalie Gray, INEOS Manufacturing Ltd

Fantastic course. The trainer was so enthusiastic and was excellent in his delivery. I am now much more relaxed on this subject.

Susan Woodrow, Albemarle & Bond

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