The statutory payments screen can be accessed from Payroll -> Preparation as shown below.

On the main screen you can see previously created statutory payments. If any payments have been completed, they will have a 'Completed' status and this icon in the 'Actions' column.

Clicking this will display a pop up window detailing the periods processed and on what payroll. This can be a really handy feature in the event of a query.

To add a statutory payment, select the 'Create' button on the main screen.

You will then be taken to the below screen, allowing you to select the worker and enter the pay details as required.

Name - Select the worker from the dropdown.

Pay Elements - Select the pay element you need to pay this worker, the options are shown below.

Amount - Enter the amount the worker is due. For help with statutory pay calculations please use the guidance and calculators HMRC offer on their websites.

Start Date - Enter the start date for the pay element.

End Date - Enter the end date for the pay element. Please note: for the element to be picked up for payment, the pay date of the payroll must fall within the start and end date. If the end date is before the selected pay date, the pay element will not be picked up.

Periods to pay - How many weeks of this pay is the worker due? Typically it will be 1. but let's say a worker is now on SMP, you could have it set to 33 periods.

The action column allows you to delete the line if required, and the copy button allows you to create a second line with the same details.

The 'Add Entry' button in the bottom right will create a second line, allowing you to add another statutory payment for a different worker, meaning you can create all the statutory payments in one go!

Cancel will discard any statutory payments you have started creating and bring you back to the main screen.

And finally if you are happy with everything, press submit and the statutory payments will be created.

Once created, you will be taken back the main screen where you can search and view your payments.

Now that the statutory payments have been created they can be run through payroll.

IF the worker is due payment for a timesheet in the same period, then the statutory payment will be picked up automatically by the payroll process.

IF the worker is not due payment for a timesheet in the same period, then the statutory payment will need to be processed on a payroll without invoice.