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Learning Outcomes

1. Payroll Basics and Emplyment Documentation

Explanation of terminology used in payroll and employment documentation and basic principles on payroll

Learning Outcomes

Competences:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

Compliance with rules and regulations relating to payroll and employment
Advise on regulations governing foreign workers in Malta
Create a productive system for managing records about payroll and employment information.
Communicate and negotiate with the respective authorities on matters related to payroll and employment/administration matters.
Carry out task such as searching for resources to get information on payroll calculation

Knowledge:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

Identify and list the essential mandatory documents such as contracts, and tax and social security documentation that must be submitted for payroll purposes
Define, understand and distinguish the importance of significant authorities and stakeholders including Jobsplus, the Inland Revenue Department, and the Social Security Administration and how these departments interact and relate with the payroll function
Explain the significance of managing a payroll system and the importance of keeping the payroll system updated with the required data to compile payroll

Skills:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

Assemble and operate an Excel control sheet for payroll control purposes.
Apply excel functions to compute basic calculations
Create and compile a list of the documents needed to establish a simple employment contract (with minimum details required by law) and to identify the data that is required for payroll and administration purposes
Apply and outline a method for employee filing and document handling that is organized in line with local requirements as established by law
Identify and assemble data on different types of employment contracts, to set up an employee on the payroll system.

2. Tax and National Insurance

Legal framework regarding Taxation and NI. Employer and employee obligations and how to fill in tax returns and learn how deduct the right tax and N.I. from the employee’s salary

Learning Outcomes:

Competences:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

Carry out tasks related to understanding how to read and compile an FS5 and an FS3
Advise employees on how to fill in an FS4
Comply and provide an overview of Malta’s tax and National insurance issues.

Knowledge:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

Comply with Payroll related tax and National Insurance contribution and employers’ obligations.
Identify different circumstances to determine under which tax-rate a particular individual would qualify for (Single/Married/Parental)
Describe and advise to part-time employees their tax rate.
Identify Social Security Categories for employees and advise on their respective Social Security class.

Skills:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

Identify which tax bracket is most beneficial for an employee
Calculate employee and self-employed national insurance contributions.
Prepare and draw the necessary paperwork for regular payroll compliance

3. Payroll Computation

This module will provide the learner to understand the full computation of salaries from gross amount to net amount. This module will provide insight to the learner about the various pre-tax allowances, post-tax allowances, deductions and fringe benefits.

Learning Outcomes:

Competences:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

Be responsible for daily tasks and inquiries pertaining to payroll.
Collaborate with different departments to effectively manage deadlines
Prepare and carry out preliminary tasks relating to payroll predictions.
Identify the effectiveness of the payroll run.

Knowledge:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

Calculate taxes and fringe benefits for the effective payroll calculation
Perform calculations for the Main Deduction Formula, Part-Time Employment, and Other Emoluments. Deduction strategies
Identify and name FSS paperwork and be able to fill them out.

Skills:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

Create, evaluate, and report basic KPIs using the payroll system
Create or improve payroll controls to track and manage the recording of annual leave, sick leave, work-from-home authorizations, and other relevant information as internal controls.
Plan and carry out a payroll run.
Demonstrate the ability to compile the necessary control sheets for the payroll run.
Produce and compile management reports using the payroll system

4. Employment Law and GDPR for Payroll practitioners

Overview and explanation of employment law, working time directive, special leave entitlement regulation, maternity leave trust fund and GDPR obligations vis a vis Payroll.

Learning Outcomes

Competences:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

Advise on various working-time laws that apply to the various industrial sectors
Be able to dealt with a subsidiary law's provisions (Wage Regulation Orders and Collective Agreements) wherever it governs a specific economic activity.
Manage and guide sick benefit entitlement and deductions and injury leave benefit deductions, and maternity fund contributions

Knowledge:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

Determine the distinctions between collective and individual redundancy.
Identify the Act's guiding concepts, such as the Equal Pay for Equal Work provision and the Employment and Industrial Relations Act's key features
Identify what may be considered an unfair termination.
Describe any applicable family-based rights, such as parental leave, urgent family leave, and other family entitlements.
Comprehend the various social security benefits to which workers are entitled, paying special attention to pensions.
List the benefits and rights that part-time employees are entitled to
Help students identify:

the legal basis for which an employer may use and process employees' personal data;
the considerations that must be made when an employer hires a third party to assist in the preparation of payroll;
the rights that data subjects—in this case, employees—have in relation to the personal data contained in HR records; and
the documentation that must be created.

Skills:

Apply to an employment contract the bare minimum of legal language
Differentiate between fixed-term and indefinite-term employee termination processes
Apply and prepare calculations of part-time workers' prorated benefits.
Operate the first-in, last-out rule if there is a collective redundancy.
Show the status of a worker who underwent a business transfer between a transferor and a transferee.
Distribute the rosters such that they follow the rules of working hours
Apply disciplinary measures on one of the employees in accordance with the norms of the collective bargaining agreement.
Recognize the fundamentals of data protection.