An Introduction to UK Payroll (3) Presenter Ian Holloway
Agenda • Different payrolls § Who to pay § What to pay • What is pay? • The National Minimum Wage.
Different Payrolls
Different Employers • Many UK sectors • Positive payrolls § Requires data entry • Negative payrolls § Recurring payments § Irregular payments / amendments.
However…
Different Pay
Pay…………. • Gross pay • Taxable pay • NI’able pay • Other § Student Loans § Pension § Apprenticeship Levy -------------------- § Court Orders • Net pay.
Gross Pay • The total pay for the pay period § Salary § Overtime § Allowances § Commission § Bonus § Statutory payments (SSP, SMP etc) § Expenses • A day’s pay.
A Day’s Pay • Salary is usually paid § Annual salary / 12, or 52 • A day’s pay could be § Annual salary / 365 (calendar days) § Annual salary / 260 (working days) § Annual salary / 261 (working days in a Leap Year) § Or something else! • A day’s pay is an important calculation.
April 2017 A Day’s Pay Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 • Employee starts 10 April on £21,000 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 § Monthly salary is £1,750 per month 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 • April’s pay could be calculated 30 § £21,000 / 365 * 21 = £1,208.22 § £21,000 / 260 * 15 = £1,211.54 § £21,000 / 261 * 15 = £1,206.90 § Or something else! • Consistency of operation.
Taxable Pay • Start with gross pay • Reduce by § Expenses § Pension contributions § Charitable giving in the payroll § Contribution towards a Share Incentive Plan § Any Optional Remuneration Arrangement • Add on § Payrolled benefits.
NI’able Pay • Start with gross pay • Reduce by § Expenses § Contribution towards a Share Incentive Plan § Any Optional Remuneration Arrangement • Add on § Any Class 1 monies paid outside of payroll.
Pay for Student Loan Deductions • As per NI’able pay • Reduced by § Plan 1 threshold or § Plan 2 threshold.
Pay for Apprenticeship Levy • The total pay on which the employer is subject to NICs • NOT NI’able pay on which NICs are calculated § Not reduced by the value of the Secondary Threshold § From £1.
Pensionable Pay • As governed by the contract of employment § May be basic pay only OR • As governed by Auto-Enrolment legislation § Uses different earnings • Minimum contribution requirement.
Net Pay • Gross pay less § Tax § National Insurance § Pension § Student Loan § Any other deduction.
Net Pay
The National Minimum Wage
National Minimum / Living Wage Pay reference periods starting on or after 01 April 2017:
Next….. Income Tax
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