The Wages and Salaries Team have considerable expertise in the provision of a comprehensive payroll service to schools and the Department for both teaching and non-teaching staff.

Responsibilities include:

• Processing and calculation of gross pay and deductions for National Insurance and Income Tax for Education Department employees. In an average week, 10,700 staff are paid.
  
  
• On a monthly basis, the Section pays approximately 10,800 teachers, 3,600 sessional staff, 5,800 support staff, and 3,300 pensioners.
  
  
• Processing of Statutory and Occupational Sick Pay and Maternity Pay.
  
  
• Processing of Magistrates, County Court, and Child Support Agency Orders.
  
  
• Calculation and processing of arrears for nationally-agreed Pay Awards and increments.
  
  
• Issue of P45, P11D and P60 Certificates.
  
  
• Liaison with Inland Revenue, Department of Social Security and Local Government Pension Section, including the production of statutory returns.
  
  
• Processing of car mileage claims (approximately 1,500 per month).
  
  
• Dealing with queries from banks and building societies.
  
  
• Providing advice and answering queries from employees on payroll matters.
  
  
• Providing payroll services to colleges and other external bodies.

We are keen to maintain good standards and improve services wherever possible, and have adopted a Customer Care Policy to ensure that feedback from members of the Department, whether in the form of comment, complaint or suggestion, is given due attention.  Contact should be made via the Section Heads listed in the Contacts page.