The practice has its own maternity scheme (e.g. so many
weeks at full pay, so many weeks at half pay
etc.). Is it necessary to note the details of the
statutory scheme (SMP)?
Yes. It is very important to enter the separate statutory
scheme’s details. This will define what the employee would have
received if the practice scheme did not exist. The practice
receives a generous recovery of SMP from PAYE and IRIS GP Payroll
will not claim the recovery if the SMP details have not been
entered. Use the SMP wizard. Declare the SMP details and then use
the next screen to enter the amount that the practice scheme pays
in the month.
The software calculation of the amount due in high
weeks seems to be more than my manual
calculation.
The high week figure is 90% of the average weekly salary. The
average weekly salary is not one quarter of the average monthly
salary. When doing the manual calculations you must take
the average monthly salary, multiple by 12 and divide by 52. 90%
of this figure will equal the software calculation.
