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How to process statutory payments?

This article covers the steps to process statutory payments in Primo Umbrella, either manually or using the automatic feature.

Manual

Step 1: Statutory Payment Settings can be set to manual if you wish to enter the values manually during each payroll input. You can do this in the contractor record under the HMRC tab.  Note: Enabling this setting will disable the statutory payment automatic process.

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Step 2: Click on the icon on the Task Manager screen to access the payroll tasks dropdown menu.

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Step 3: Click on “Payroll Input” to access the “Additions & Deductions Entry” screen. 

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Step 4: Enter the names of the relevant contractor and agency.

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Step 5: Enter the correct amounts in the categories you wish to add statutory payment for and save your input.

The statutory payment has now been successfully added. You’ll see a pop-up message to confirm this.

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Step 6: Run the payroll to process the statutory payment.

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Automatic

SSP process:

Step 1: Click on the icon to access the payroll tasks dropdown menu. Note: Manual Statutory Payment settings in the contractor record need to be disabled for this process to function.

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Step 2: Click on “Process SSP (Sick Pay)” to open up the “Statutory sick pay” screen.

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Step 3: Select desired contractor and click on the icon to set up a new entry.

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Step 4: Select Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW) start and end date and click the calculator icon to automatically calculate Average Pay or input the desired average pay and click “Save”.

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Step 5: Your created automatic entry will be displayed below, click on “Close”.

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Step 6: Run the payroll.

SMP process:

Step 1: Click on “Process SMP (Maternity Pay)” to open up the “Statutory maternity pay” screen.

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Step 2: Select desired contractor. Insert EWC (Expected Week of Childbirth), the system will automatically calculate the earliest maternity leave start date, amend if necessary and click save.

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Step 3: Run the payroll.

SAP process:

Step 1: Click on “Process SAP (Adoption Pay)” to open up the “Statutory adoption pay” screen.

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Step 2: Select desired contractor. Fill in the relevant data and click save.

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Step 3: Run the payroll.

SPP (Birth) process:

Step 1: Click on “Process SPP (Birth)” to open up the “Statutory paternity pay” screen.

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Step 2: Select desired contractor. Fill in the relevant data and click save.

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Step 3: Run the payroll.

SPP (Adoption) process:

Step 1: Click on “Process SPP (Adoption)” to open up the “Statutory paternity pay (ADP)” screen.

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Step 2: Select desired contractor. Fill in the relevant data and click save.

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Step 3: Run the payroll.