Paying Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)

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An important part of being a payroll professional, is understanding the importance of processing Statutory Maternity Pay.

During this one hour e-learning course, you’ll learn how and when to pay Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), understand the basics of SMP and identify who is eligible to receive SMP, as well as how to clearly explain the eligibility process to employees.

On this course you will learn:

  • Tell the difference between statutory and contractual pay
  • Explain eligibility to employees
  • Identify who is eligible to receive SMP
  • Complete the average earnings test
  • Calculate how much SMP to pay
  • Explain how and when to pay SMP

Courses are delivered using the IPPE Online Learning Portal. Once registered for the course, you will be introduced to the topics covered throughout the hour and the course learning outcomes. Learning is achieved via a step-by-step process throughout the module, with a short test at the end of each topic, ensuring you have a full understanding of the course.

The e-learning course guides you through:

  • Absence overview
  • The basics of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
  • Eligibility for SMP
  • Calculating SMP
  • Paying SMP

Introduction to Statutory Payments
Covering in detail the core statutory payments as well as introducing Shared Parental Leave and Pay, completing this course will complete a payroll administrator’s essential skill set.

Introduction to payroll
Designed for those new to payroll, this comprehensive course covers the core skills required to administer the payroll function. From calculating gross pay and deciphering the differences between taxable and NICable pay, the course covers in-depth the methodologies for manually calculating income tax, NICs and Student Loan Deductions as well as an overview of other core payroll principles, including auto-enrolment, court orders and remittance reconciliations.

One point
One hour
Price: £99.00

 Excluding VAT

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