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Set up SMP

This article explains how to put a worker on to SMP (Statuary Maternity Payment).

Written by Terence Cassidy

This guide is intended to show how to complete an SMP record. This broken down into two parts; the recording of SMP and the calculation.

How to record SMP against worker :

  1. Click Payroll and then click Statutory Payments Maintenance.

  2. Click SMP History Maintenance and then press Control+I to create a new record.

  3. The employer field will auto populate.

  4. Select your worker ref and complete the following fields:

    • Expected Confinement Date.

    • Date MAT B1 Signed.

    • Date MAT B1 Received.

    • Last date of service.

How to calculate SMP :

  1. Click Payroll and then click Calculation Menu.

  2. Click Statutory Calculation.

  3. Now you need to Main Calc your worker (This can be done individually or as part of a full Main Calculation for your Payroll).

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