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Training

Each training day’s content is defined by you, to suit your requirements, either from the selection of ready-made modules we offer listed below, or we can create/customise a session especially for you – all at no extra charge.

Different delegates can attend different parts of the day to meet their learning requirements, so no more sitting through all of a day just to get the bits you want – select the pieces you need to create your own special day.

Payroll Technical Courses

Benefits & Expenses - Key Considerations Benefits and Expenses Maze unravelled
Budget Implications Core Skills for Payroll
Directors NIC Dispensations and PSA’s
Employment Law Employment Status – Employee or Not?
End of Year Transitions Flexible Benefits
Irish Payroll Legislation Update
National Insurance Contributions (NIC’s) Overpayments
PAYE Payments on Leaving
Returning to Payroll Salary Sacrifice
Sickness, Maternity and Beyond SMP/Family Leave

Payroll Related Courses

Absence Management Customer Services for Payroll
Finance for Payroll Help Desk - Skills required
Measuring your Success (KPI’s) Payroll for Finance
Payroll for HR Pensions for Payroll
Procedures for Payroll  

Soft Skills

Appraisals Body Language
Managing Meetings Presentation Skills
Project Success Recruitment and Selection of Staff
Stress Management Team Building
Time Management  

Absence Management
Absence is an often overlooked area of management which can cost organisations vast sums of money, not only in sickness payments but in loss of productivity, here we look at some key ways that absence can be managed, controlled and ultimately reduced ½ Day

Customer Services for Payroll
Payroll needs to provide a smooth, efficient and knowledgeable service to its customers – Employees, HMRC, other external 3rd Parties such as Courts as well as to internal departments within the organisation. This session looks at best practise and ways to improve services 1 Day

Finance for Payroll
The impact and importance of payroll costing, budgets and allocations are a vital part of payroll, this course explores the impact and links between payroll and finance and how they can best work together ½ Day

Help Desk - Skills required
This course looks at the skills required to work within the ‘help desk’ environment, communication, clarity, effective questioning and listening skills – vital for anyone answering queries from employees or clients ½ Day

Measuring your Success (KPI’s)
For everyone, including payroll, it is vital that success and the measurement of that success is clearly defined. Goals, targets and rules should be set. Measurement against other departments and similar organisations will help you determine your success levels ½ Day

Payroll for Finance
Directed at professionals working within the Finance arena, to provide an insight into payroll that they need to understand ½ Day

Payroll for HR
Providing an insight into the world of payroll for HR Professionals by providing an understanding into the deadlines and legislation surrounding payroll ½ Day

Pensions for Payroll
Payroll and Pensions are intrinsically linked. Payroll Professionals need a good working knowledge of the application of Pensions, how to apply the rules, make calculations and submit necessary returns ½ Day

Procedures for Payroll
Not only helpful in the everyday office but essential in times of absence or change, here we look at importance of ensuring every payroll department has clearly documented and up to date procedures and share some hints and tips on how to create a user friendly set for your own workplace that are usable and practical as well as easy to maintain ½ Day

Appraisals
Appraisals are a fact of life. Here we look at how to get the best out of the process, both when participating in your own appraisal, and when delivering your input into another ½ Day

Body Language
How do people react to you? Or know how you feel – have you ever considered how much your body language gives away, often more than words – understand the signs, consider how using this knowledge can help you gain the results you want, both in the workplace and in private ½ Day

Managing Meetings
Ever felt like the meeting is getting away from the point? Left a meeting wondering what was actually achieved? Here we look at how to keep things on track even if you are not in the chair – A vital session for anyone attending or running meetings, both professionally and personally ½ Day

Presentation Skills
Providing you with a set of skills and tips which will help you develop the confidence and knowledge you need to deliver a successful business presentation – from your peers up to the board, not forgetting prospective clients ½ Day

Project Success
Whatever size the project the principles of ensuring every piece of the puzzle fits at the right time and place are the same. Implementing a new payroll system, merging with another payroll or organisation, being part of a TUPE process and a host of other opportunities allow Payroll Professionals to utilise the vital skills covered in this session½ Day

Recruitment and Selection of Staff
Staff are critical to any business, so recruiting and retaining the right personnel is a key part to any successful business. Recruitment and selection of new team members, from external or internal sources is key, but also has to be dealt with in a professional manner which complies with all the relevant legislation surrounding this area. We look at methods that can be employed to ensure success, and what pitfalls to avoid ½ Day

Stress Management
In a world of ever increasing stress this course looks at how to manage, control and benefit from stress and how to make it work for you ½ Day

Team Building
Working as part of a team can be extremely rewarding, as long as all the pieces fit together. Here we look at identifying members of teams, their strengths and weaknesses and how to get the team to benefit by working together to complete the puzzle ½ Day

Time Management
Time is a precious resource, often under utilised, here we look at how to make the most of the time available, and suggestions for a more productive working day ½ Day

Benefits & Expenses - Key Considerations
Expenses and benefits can be a minefield with their ever changing requirements. We look at the key areas that you cannot afford to ignore ½ Day

Benefits and Expenses Maze unravelled
Payment and provision of benefits and expenses to employees and contractors can be a challenge; here we look at the rules and other practical implications to help you find your way to successful delivery 1 Day

Budget Implications
A Practical and knowledgeable, look at the implications of the budget and legislation changes for a payroll practitioner, and others trying to understand the impact of announcements made 1 Day

Core Skills for Payroll
Here we look at the ‘Core Skills’ which cover the basics of PAYE/NIC and gross to net calculations. Statutory payments for sickness, maternity and paternity and leave providing anyone with the skills necessary to work within the payroll arena 2 Days

Directors NIC
An area often overlooked as not required as directors frequently take salaries today, but that does not mean the implications and rules of Directors NIC can be ignored – this session shows you how and why you should be aware of the specific legislation ½ Day

Dispensations and PSA’s
Whilst part of the overall benefits and expenses package, Dispensations and PSA’s (PAYE Settlement Agreements) can provide their own special challenges. Here we provide some hints and tips on how to apply for and manage them ½ Day

Employment Law
Providing additional essential knowledge that is required within the workplace, this course delivers information on areas like the right to work, contract legislation, leave entitlement and case law ½ Day

Employment Status – Employee or Not?
Knowledge of the rules surrounding this sensitive area of employment status is critical. Here we look at the key aspects in the application of this legislation ½ Day

End of Year Transitions
looking at final balancing and reconciliation of control accounts as well as the whole process of moving from one tax year into another, the implications of any budget during this period and vitally, starting off the new year, a clear refresher on what to do and not to do at this busy period, as well as full of useful hints and tips to make things go smoothly ½ Day

Flexible Benefits
An addition to the remuneration package in recent years, but what does the term actually mean? How does it impact on payroll? Are there any differing rules that should be considered ½ Day

Irish Payroll
Delivered by a highly respected and experienced Irish Payroll practitioner, you will look at Irish Payroll and the challenges it provides, identify the differences to payroll within the UK and leave knowing you have the knowledge and skills to tackle the differing legislation 1 Day

Legislation Update
New pieces of legislation are constantly being added by outside forces – Government, Courts etc this course provides essential review of recent legislative changes and their impact on day to day payroll ½ Day

National Insurance Contributions (NIC’s)
An essential piece of the overall payroll function, this session concentrates on how to deal with National Insurance, what items do and do not attract NIC ½ Day

Overpayments
We all like to think that overpayments don’t happen, but we live in the real world where for a variety of reasons they occur, dealing with them in the right way is essential in maintaining good relationships with the individuals and complying with the legislation which governs this area ½ Day

PAYE
An essential piece of payroll, we look at PAYE, its application and calculation ½ Day

Payments on Leaving
Forward planning for such payments and understanding what can and cannot be done can save organisations large sums of money and possible penalties. Here we provide hints, tips and case law to help you in your decisions ½ Day

Returning to Payroll
Returning to work after any absence can be difficult. When it is possible to take a year off for maternity leave, you have been unwell or taken timeout to raise a family returning to Payroll with the volume and speed of changes that occur can be more than daunting. This course looks at updating knowledge you already hold, ensuring that when you return to the workplace after any absence you are up and running in the fastest possible time. 1 Day

Salary Sacrifice
A session looking at the ways Salary sacrifice can work for both the organisation and the employee’s benefit, if handled correctly, and what benefits can be part of such a scheme. ½ Day

Sickness, Maternity and Beyond
A look at the implications of Statutory payments for Sickness, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay and leave and the practical application of the rules. Also providing an overview of how to deal with Occupational payments for the same period 1 Day

SMP/Family Leave
We unravel the facts behind Statutory Maternity Pay, Maternity Leave and other types of family leave to give you all the pieces you need ½ Day

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