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Struggling to find info on wether there is a specific aat payroll course that can be took alongside my main course. Any of you lovely people know.

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Hi Lee

As far as I'm aware, AAT don't offer a payroll course.  Just had a quick look and Pitman and IAB offer one.  You could also look at CIPP but, from what I've read, it's very expensive.



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Ok ty. Surprised aat dont offer one but thats fine. Maybe payroll will be covered more extensively in lvl 3.

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You wont see any more on payroll Lee on AAT. Despite the fact that you might see the odd course for £29 (dont do it!) its a very involved subject. Lots of people do it with formal training but have a great working knowledge of HMRC, plus at least some with regards to employment law. If you are thinking of doing any I would look at CIPP, but perhpas once you have finished AAT.

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Ok will give it a wide birth for the mean time ty

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Do you think you need employment law etc knowledge just to process a payroll? If so then I too will be giving it a wide berth.

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On some occasions definately not Sue, but you would be surprised at what you can dragged into. I had a client who was blatantly trying to rip staff off re their holiday entitlement and would often try all sorts, despite them having a written contract. Needless to say I put him right a few times, before I swiftly dumped him as a client!

Certainly there are occasions when you need to know some of the basic rights to be able to set the system up properly.

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mmmmm - I have one of those Doesn't understand why HE should pay holiday pay. IT'S THE LAW. Grrrrrr..... I explain "the rules" and he makes his mind up what he wants to do!! Hey ho - what can you do.

He has been taken to court a couple of times over the years and still he doesn't learn........confuse



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As mentioned above, AAT don't offer a Payroll course, that is my understanding too.

There is, or was anyway, a Payroll text, I own a copy, it gives you the basics, my copy doesn't include AutoEnrolement, it does cover RTI.

A link to the text, if you just want to read through, rather than sit the exam.

www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Payroll-Workbook-Level-Aq2016/dp/1784157759/ref=sr_1_2

Once you've a handle on the basics, head over to HMRC for further, in depth reading.

Something else you can do is download a trial of a Payroll package, such like MoneySoft, and have a play.




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On some occasions definately not Sue, but you would be surprised at what you can dragged into. I had a client who was blatantly trying to rip staff off re their holiday entitlement and would often try all sorts, despite them having a written contract. Needless to say I put him right a few times, before I swiftly dumped him as a client!


 Just out of curiosity, if an employee didn't take all their holidays in a holiday year, is it the employers responsibility to ensure the holidays are taken?   It came up on a legal newsgroup a few months ago and one of the posters was saying it was, and I disagree with it, but have no idea on the legal standing.



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It's the employers responsibility to tell you how much you can take (split between bank holidays and not/pro rated if necessary/rules as to when they can be taken etc) but it's my understanding is that it's the employees responsibility to use the holiday quota up. I could be wrong. Not really something I've read up on specifically but based on my time with one of the big four banks when it was use or lose and we had no reminders.

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Thanks Joanne, my thoughts as well



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