Payroll – Manual & Computerised

The Manual section of the course is comprehensive and covers all of the key payroll areas you will need to learn in order to effectively process a business payroll. Areas you will study include employment contract legislation, such as working hours, overtime and the minimum wage. Tax Credits and Universal Charge Certificate (Form P2C) and how to use this form to calculate an employee’s tax liability, completing pay records and understanding the P45. You’ll also review the purpose of Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions and how to calculate these as well as look at the purpose of the P35 annual return and the different forms which are included.

In the Computerised section the lessons include getting started using Sage Micropay. You’ll look at how to set up company information and employee details, how to set up hourly rates and payments in order to process pay and produce associated reports. The computerised section is highly practical and you will have the opportunity to carry out extensive ‘real life’ consolidation exercises to ensure you fully understand the processes involved.

There are extensive consolidation exercises in both sections, so that you can build on your aptitude for figures and develop your knowledge of Payroll to give you an invaluable skill. This course is designed for flexible learning – so you can fit it around your life and progress at your own pace. If the need arises, our course advisors will also be on hand to provide expert help whenever you need it and you’ll keep your workbook as a handy reference guide.