I have recently taken over the payroll for a client whom had it outsourced to an accountancy firm....the client has purchased Sage 50 Payroll and I have successfully set up all employees to date......except one employee who is on Maternity leave and has been since last financial year 10/11.....they went on Maternity leave on the 6th Jan 2011.......
Advice on how to set them up on Sage to include their payments for smp to date....so as to enable continuity of accurate statutory payments......would be much appreciated.
I have only had recent experience of Sage Instant Payroll, but when you pay your employee on the next payroll run there is an option to click on Statutory Maternity Pay where you enter her payment details. There are two tabs, one with Details and one with Dates. You enter all the relevant dates in the Dates tab and then go to the Details tab where you can enter any Maternity Pay that she has already received and the number of weeks she has received it. Sorry if this is a little vague and I don't know whether it is the same in Line 50 Payroll, but it must be somewhat similar.
