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Virtual Classroom – NZPPA CERTIFICATE IN PAYROLL CALCULATIONS (LEVEL 5)


FOR

Intermediate-level payroll practitioners (or advanced practitioners wanting a refresher) wanting to have knowledge of how to complete payment calculations to meet the requirements to ensure compliance with legislation.

Please note:  This course is not suited to a person new or in an entry-level payroll position.

PURPOSE

New Zealand employment legislation is complex and wide-ranging in what payroll practitioners have to calculate to comply with the law. This course will allow participants to understand the essential calculations to cover a range of employee payment situations.

Fully worked examples covering a range of different situations will be provided that can then be used back in the workplace. Attendees are encouraged throughout the course to ask questions.

Course delivery:

The Essentials course is provided as a virtual classroom, learners will need to be willing to be part of an online classroom environment.

This is so the trainer and learners can interact fully as a group to share and undertake the exercises that will be undertaken as part of the course.

A comprehensive set of course notes will be couriered to each attendee.

DURATION

  • Running from 9 am to 4.15 pm.
  • Attendees will be sent a timetable for the sessions during the day, including, breaks etc.
  • 2 days (Virtual, online).

COURSE CONTENT

Holidays Act 2003

  • Determining gross earnings
  • What payments are included/excluded from gross earnings holiday pay calculations.
  • Calculating annual leave AWE/OWP and 8%.
  • Calculating Relevant Daily Pay & Average Daily Pay for sick, bereavement, alternative, family violence, and public holidays.
  • Cashing up the 4th week ALParental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987
  • Taking and paying annual leave before and after parental leave is taken.
  • Calculating a payment for “Keeping in touch days”.
    Minimum Wage Act 1983
  • Applying and ensuring minimum wage requirements are met.
    Income Tax Act 2007
  • Calculating tax, tax codes, and changing tax codes.
    Accident Compensation Act 2001
  • Earner levy and threshold rates
  • Calculation of first-week earnings for workplace and non-work accidents.
    Child Support Act 1991
  • Calculating projected net earnings for child support payments.
    Payroll Giving
  • Calculating the tax credit on donations.

Bonuses:

  • How to calculate a Lump Sum (extra pay) and Regular bonus
  • Redundancy & and Retiring payments.Allowances:
  • Benefit allowances
  • Non-taxable allowances
  • Reimbursing allowances
  • Motor vehicle reimbursement rate
  • Calculating student loan deduction and applying the student loan threshold
  • Commissioner Deduction (SLCIR)
  • Borrowers deduction (SLBOR), and
    KiwiSaver Act 2006
  • What payments are included or excluded from KiwiSaver?
  • Calculating the employer and employee contributions how to tax IRD payments and make deductions:–How to tax IRD payments and make deductions:
  • Setting & Calculating ESCT for KiwiSaver and Superannuation
  • Requirements for making a personal grievance payment to an employee
  • What types of payments are paid on termination and how they are taxed?
  • What deductions apply and don’t apply for various types of payments on termination.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the essential legislative requirements in relation to payroll.
  • Identify risk areas in the calculation of an employee’s pay.
  • Conduct basic checks of payroll data to ensure it complies with legislation.

On completion of the course, attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

NZPPA CERTIFICATION:

  • This course in part will help in completing the online assessment requirements for NZPPA Certification to be a recognised payroll professional.

Cancellations – Transfers – Refunds
We require ten clear business days’ notice of cancellation to allow for a full refund or transfer to another course. Registrations that are cancelled with less than ten business day’s notice will not be eligible for a transfer or refund. Substitute participants are always welcome.

Member Price: NZ$895.00 + GST
Non-member Price: NZ$1,095.00 + GST

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