Introduction to Earnie

Who is the course for?

This 2 hour webinar based course is essential for anyone new to EARNIE Payroll or anyone wanting a refresher of the features and functionality within EARNIE Payroll. It will ensure you have a good grounding and understanding of not just the software, but legislation surrounding the most common payroll tasks like statutory payments like SSP and SMP plus workplace pension reform.

What will be covered?

The course will be in three parts;

Part 1

Part 1 will cover the how, and why within IRIS Bureau Payroll. We will not only show you how to do some of the common things within IRIS Bureau Payroll but explain the "why?"

Overview: A quick overview of the layout and conventions used within IRIS Bureau Payroll to familiarise yourself with the software

Employees: People often misunderstand what you need to do with new employees & leavers and why the process is important

Payments & Deductions: As well as having a number of standard payments & deductions, IRIS Bureau Payroll allows you to show separate items on the payslip

Statutory Payments: We will cover the two most common statutory payments, SSP (Statutory Sick Pay) & SMP (Statutory Maternity Pay)

Real Time Information: Real time information (RTI) was introduced in 2012, most employers know they need to do it but few understand why, when, and what to do if things go wrong

Correcting Error’s: What to do if things go wrong, how to fix them and things to remember

Part 2

Part 2 will cover Automatic Enrolment Legislation. Workplace pension reform (WPR) and automatic enrolment are not the same thing. Automatic enrolment is the one of the most important parts of workplace pension reform

Background to Automatic Enrolment: Automatic Enrolment and Workplace pension reform can be confusing but is a legal requirement, we will talk you though some of the legislation and the day-to-day processing including

Part 3

Part 3 will give you a summary and useful tips and tricks to maximise your use of the software.

Best Usage and Tips and Tricks

• Where to find further help and assistance when using the software.