Statutory Payments & Family Leave

Step-by-step approach

Throughout the day, the tutor follows a step-by-step approach to learning, providing careful explanations, with a mixture of example and practice.

Tutor will assist each delegate

The tutor will endeavour to assist each delegate throughout the day and answer questions as they arise. By the end of the day, delegates will have received a practical overview of the UK Statutory Pay and Leave provisions and be confident to calculate payments.

Who would benefit?

-None or little experience
This workshop has been designed to meet the needs of those with little or no experience of current UK statutory pay and leave provisions.

-Computer experience, but not manual
They may be completely new to payroll/HR or returning after a couple of years break.

-HR and finance staff
They may have experience using a computerised system but little manual experience, or they may simply provide absence cover.

Course Programme

Statutory Maternity Pay

-Form MATB1, and key dates for entitlement
-Requirements for notification, qualifying service, and -calculating average earnings,
Other key factors, including early birth, pregnancy-related illness, working for more than one employer, when to start paying SMP, how much SMP to pay, how much to recover, fines and penalties
-Understanding the new notice requirements
-Using the E15 Help Book and when and how to complete forms SMP1, SMP2 and SMP3

Maternity Rights

-Entitlement to and differences between Ordinary Maternity Leave (OML), and Additional Maternity Leave (AML), notice periods, terms and conditions during leave, returning to work

Calculation of SMP and Maternity Leave

-Step-by-step calculations, examples and exercises, with tutor assistance

Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave

-A brief overview of Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave highlighting key differences with Maternity and Paternity.

Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave

-How to determine the key dates
-Entitlement to SPP, the requirements for notification, qualifying service, calculating average earnings
-Other key factors, when SSP overrides SPP, early birth, working for another employer, when to start paying SPP, how much SPP to pay, Forms SPP1 and self certificates

Statutory Sick Pay

-How to determine a Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW), how they link, how to fix Qualifying Days (QD) and which days are Waiting Days (WD)
-The use of self-certificates and the provision of medical evidence, calculating average earnings, making decisions on entitlement and exclusion
-Using the E14 Help Book and when and how to complete forms SSP1 and self- certificates, SSP2
Step-by-step calculations, examples and exercises, with tutor assistance

Parental Leave and time off for dependants

-A brief overview of Parental Leave and Time off for dependants

What each delegate will receive:

-Tutor-led easy-to-follow practical training
-Valuable comprehensive workshop reference manual
-Unique handouts and exercises
-Professional CPD certificate of participation and attendance
-Refreshments and lunch

After the workshop:

-Free telephone helpline
-Free email newsletter
-Free web access to payroll tools and Resources