Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)

28 August 2015

HMRC has amended the Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) section of the manual calculation guidance for SMP.

Follow the link below to view the guide.

Statutory Maternity Pay: manually calculate your employee's payments

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CIPP quick poll

Recent concerns raised by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) suggest that some employers may be unintentionally applying pension tax relief incorrectly due to confusion between Net Pay and Relief at Source pension arrangements.

This week’s Quick Poll considers how confident pay professionals are in their knowledge and administration of workplace pension tax relief.

Q1. How confident are you that your organisation understands and correctly applies workplace pension tax relief rules?

Very confident – we fully understand the rules

Fairly confident – but additional guidance would be helpful

Not very confident – the rules can be confusing

Unsure – we rely on payroll software or third-party providers

Don't know

Q2. Do you think employers receive enough guidance with pension tax relief rules in workplace pension schemes?

Yes - guidance is clear and sufficient

Somewhat - but improvements are needed

No - the rules and terminology are too confusing

Unsure - We rely on payroll providers/advisers for this information

Don’t know

*denotes a mandatory field

Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)

CIPP quick poll

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