There are increasing budgetary pressures on councils today. That could mean there may be less people to perform the same tasks, which has the potential for problems. Therefore, the need arises to find more creative ways to make funds go further to ensure achievement of targets.
An option is to consider rationalisation of the back office functions, for example Payroll, to achieve best value in utilising modern and proven processes. In-house payroll delivery by the Council can reveal problems such as:
• high unit costs due to low volumes and lack of economies of scale
• high overhead cost to maintain expertise and systems needed all year round
Outsourcing your payroll to SGW Payroll could offer you the better alternative, resulting in efficiency and cost benefits and leave you more time to tackle other important areas to role out similar best practice functions.
SGW Payroll has a wealth of experience in providing a payroll service that is accurate, reliable and cost effective for Councils, Local Authority Departments, Schools etc. Our fully managed payroll service can alleviate the pressure for the Local Clerk and Finance Manager by giving peace of mind that the payroll is in experienced and safe hands with the added protection of advice and support easily available from the experts, when needed.
SGW Payroll’s dedicated and concentrated efforts have produced committed and reliable people and systems. Our operation is wholly UK based including the payroll team who provide a friendly, high quality service and are always happy to go that extra mile to ensure your satisfaction and compliance.
SGW Payroll service features:
Calculation of gross to net pay and deductions following your instructions according to current government legislation
Calculate Pension contributions
Payrolls can include Council staff and Councillors allowances
Maintaining payroll records according to statutory deductions
Handling pay awards and increments
Calculate SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP, Student Loan recovery, Court Order admin and processing
Salary sacrifice scheme (Childcare Vouchers, Cycle to Work etc.), GAYE (Give As You Earn).
Local Government Pension Scheme Contributions and Year End Returns
Net pay of salaries and wages direct to employee bank accounts via BACs
Produce management information for accounts and budget control, emailed in excel or CSV format or posted
Itemised payslips including an employer copy, can also feature a logo – choose either emailed to each employee or posted
Produce and submit annual returns to HMRC
Calculation of statutory and occupational sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Include expense reimbursement
Produce Year End Pension Returns
Prepare and submit P11D tax returns associated with expenses and benefits
Optional Extra: Payment of deductions to the HMRC, Pension Agencies and other third parties
Ad Hoc reports
To find out more about how we can we can assist you please contact us on Tel 0800 622322 or
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