National minimum wage parameters are normally stored in a company 00 or global data file and used by all payroll companies on your payroll system.
Warning: National minimum wage parameters are automatically updated as a part of the annual payroll software update but they should always be checked after the update prior to calculating the first payroll of the new Pay As You Earn year for all payroll companies to ensure the correct rates are present. They should then be revised again in October or whenever advised.
If the top of the form shows a message There is only one global national minimum wage details file therefore it only necessary to check the national minimum wage details in a single payroll company then you only need to check the parameters in the one payroll company.
If the top of the form shows a message similar to Payroll companies 00 and 02 national minimum wage details files therefore you should check the national minimum wage details for each of these companies following annual upgrades then you should check the parameters in one of the companies other than a non 00 company listed, that is, not company 02 in this example and also in the non company/companies listed - company 02 in this example.
If the top of the form shows a message similar to There are more than 100 payroll companies with national minimum wage details files therefore you should check the national minimum wage details for ALL companies following annual upgrades then you should check as advised all payroll companies.
If the top of the form also shows a message It is recommended that you contact software support to review your system then you should contact your accounts software support team since the parameters found are not as expected.
To access the National minimum wage parameters
The Payroll Password form is displayed.
Enter your payroll password.
The PAYROLL menu is displayed.
Select the System maintenance option.
The PR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE menu is displayed.
Select the National minimum wage option.
The National minimum wage parameters form is displayed.
National minimum wage parameters form
The National minimum wage parameters form is displayed when you select the National minimum wage option from the PR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE menu.
What do you want to do or be advised about?
Maintenance of the National minimum wage parameters
The National minimum wage parameters record consists of two TABs called National minimum wage and Audit.
To amend the National minimum wage parameters record click the Amend button, make the amendments and click the Save button to save the changes.
National minimum wage Tab
Table identifier: This is system controlled and will always be set to NMINWAGE.
Age and Rate table
A grid consisting of up to five different ages and rates is present on the National minimum wage parameters record.
Age: If an employee has at the end of the current payroll period reached the age in a row but not the following row age then the rate shown is the National minimum wage.
Rate: The minimum hourly pay rate for the age band.
What do you want to do?
Audit Tab
The Audit form is displayed when you select the Audit Tab from the National minimum wage parameters form.
The audit data TAB is system maintained and may be used to check when and by who the National minimum wage parameters record has been amended.
The following fields are displayed on the Audit Tab. All of these fields are self-explanatory and thus no explanation is supplied.
Date last edit
Time last edit
User id last edit
Terminal last edit
What do you want to do?
PUSH BUTTONS:
Exit: Returns you to the PR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE menu.
Help: Displays help on the current application in your default company browser.
Amend: Click the Amend button if wanting to amend the National minimum wage parameters record for the current payroll company.
Save: Saves any changes that you have made to the National minimum wage parameters form.
Cancel: Cancels any changes that you have made to the National minimum wage parameters form and returns you to the PR SYSTEM MAINTENANCE menu.
Switching on or off National minimum wage warnings
For National minimum wage parameters to be checked as a part of the payroll calculation two different parameter areas have to be checked. The recommended setting on a system set up is to have National minimum wage warnings switched on.
Within Payroll, System maintenance, Payroll type parameters. The Warnings TAB parameter called National minimum wage warning has to be ticked.
Within Payroll, Miscellaneous options, Trades. The Trade details parameter called National minimum wage warning has to be ticked.
