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Solution ID:
200427112346948
Last Modified Date:
Thu Nov 23 10:38:02 UTC 2023
Taxonomy Path:
Case category//I have a problem with...//processing
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Statutory maternity pay (SMP) doesn't calculate for an employee's second child
Description

After entering SMP details into an employee's record for a second child, you may find that there's no SMP due to be paid.

Sage 50 Payroll records how many weeks of SMP have been paid to an employee in their year to date values. If this value remains at 39 weeks paid from a prior child, it must be removed to allow a new entitlement to calculate. Let's do this now.

 NOTE: The same steps apply for Manual Adoption Pay.

Cause
Resolution

Check the employee's SMP entitlement

  1. Double-click the relevant employee, then click the Absence tab.
  2. Click the S.M.P. button, then click the Entitlement tab.
  3. Check the number of Weeks against the Previously Paid row. If this is 39, due to a prior period of SMP, no new SMP will calculate. 
  4. Click OK, then click Close.
TIP: If your employees' SMP Previously Paid weeks are already at 0.00 but no SMP is calculating, please refer to our handy Statutory maternity pay - A troubleshooting guide.

Clear the weeks paid

  1. Double-click the relevant employee.
  2. Click the Employment tab, then click YTD Values.
  3. Click the Statutory Payments tab.
  4. Under Maternity Pay, in Weeks SMP Paid, change the value 0.00.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Save, then click Close.
  7. To check the SMP, select the employee.
  8. Click Payroll, then click Enter Payments.
  9. Click the Summary tab, check the SMP amount.
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