When you enter an employee's paternity details, Sage 50 Payroll automatically calculates the SPP they're entitled to. Follow the steps below to check the entitlement calculated.

1. Select the employee, click Employee then click Employee Record.
2. Click the Absence tab, then the S.P.P. button.
3. Click the Entitlement tab.
4. Check the following information:

   Start of Qualifying Week	This is the 15th week before the date the baby is due. The date in this box is the Sunday at the start of the qualifying week.
   Start of Paternity Pay Period	This is the first day after the Ended work for PPP date entered on the Dates tab.

5. Check the SPP information table as follows:

   Previously Paid	This displays the number of weeks and the amount of SPP already paid. If applicable, SPP is paid in part weeks. Sage 50 Payroll shows part weeks with two decimal places, based on a seven day week as follows: .00 = Full week only .14 = 1 day .29 = 2 days .43 = 3 days .57 = 4 days .71 = 5 days .86 = 6 days
   Currently Due	This displays the number of weeks and the amount of SPP currently due. If this value is incorrect, check your process date as SPP doesn't calculate beyond the current process date. To check or change your process date: Click OK, when prompted to retain the declaration provided by the employee, click OK, click Save then click Close. Click Payroll, click Change Process Date, enter the correct process date then click OK. To return to the Entitlement tab, select the employee, click Employee then click Employee Record. Click Absence, click S.P.P. then click Entitlement. (SPP weekly amount * number of whole weeks in period) + ((SPP weekly amount / 7) * number of days in part week) For example: An employee is entitled to two weeks of SPP at the standard rate of £184.03. There are 1.29 weeks to be paid in the current pay period. SPP = (£184.03 * 1) + ((£184.03/7)*2) = £184.03.98 + £52.58 = £236.61. The remaining 0.71 weeks are paid in the following pay period. (£184.03/7)*5 = £131.45.
   Total	This displays the sum of the number of weeks and amounts previously paid and currently due.

6. Check the Entitlement information table as follows:

   Standard Rate Current Year	This displays the entitlement at the standard legislation rate, or 90% of the average weekly earnings, whichever is lower. Tip: If this spans two tax years, the weeks in each tax year appear separately as Standard Rate Previous Year and Standard Rate Current Year and show the applicable rates for each tax year.

7. To save your changes and close the Statutory Paternity Pay window, click OK, click Save then click Close.