CIPP Payroll Software Directory 2025

PAYROLL SOFTWARE DIRECTORY 2025

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Contents

Lora Murphy MCIPPdip Editor

Supplier overview��������������������������������������� 4 Payroll features��������������������������������������������� 6 HR features��������������������������������������������������� 16 Expenses and benefits features��������� 17 Workforce management features����� 18

Here at the CIPP, we always want to be at the forefront of ‘leading the future of payroll and pension professionals’, and these days, a huge element of payroll centres on the software an organisation is using to run their payroll(s). It’s now widely accepted that the software used in this space can result in a satisfied payroll team who don’t have to use endless manual workarounds or perform the task of mundane, repetitive data keying. It’s also noted that it can impact the morale of your workforce more generally, as quality payroll software can mean more accurate payroll processing, which subsequently translates to correct pay on pay day. And let’s be honest, that’s what most of us go to work for. I can’t go without mentioning the importance of compliance in payroll here, in terms of avoiding penalties, fees and potential reputational damage. In summary, the payroll software you use can have pretty big impacts on a lot of things! So, you’ve identified that you want to consider implementing new payroll software within your business, as the current software you’re using just isn’t doing the job, or the organisation has evolved so much that it’s

no longer fit for purpose. What now? We completely understand that the task of setting off on the journey of selecting new payroll software can be daunting, and, in fact, pretty terrifying. This is why we provide our Software Directory on an annual basis, in the hope of alleviating some of that initial fear. The conundrum can be that there are just so many products out there, offering so many different things. And you just don’t know where to start! So, the start of the directory aims to help you narrow down the products that would be beneficial for you and your business, as not every provider will offer everything you need. The first table lists the modules each provider offers, so you can quickly eliminate any that don’t meet your key requirements. The tables following that delve into further details of each module on offer, and the modules covered are as follows: ● payroll ● HR

Editorial: From back office to boardroom: how to secure your

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At the back of the directory, you can find the details of all the software providers featured once again in a handy table (we love a table!). This will allow you to kick off discussions with your shortlisted providers and drill down into the particulars of what it is that you really need. We hope that the Software Directory 2025 helps you to navigate the plethora of software offerings out there, and that you have a smooth and successful procurement journey. Remember that, despite any initial nerves or worries, the payroll software you use could have massive impacts within your organisation and specifically on the payroll process and payroll’s performance.

● expenses and benefits ● workforce management ● self-service.

If this publication has helped you to find the perfect payroll software and you’d be interested in sharing your story, please do get in touch with me, at editor@cipp.org.uk . I’d be delighted to include any details within Professional magazine.

Although the information within this directory has been supplied by providers of payroll and / or HR software or services it has not been verified by the CIPP. Additional market research should be conducted before engaging with any new supplier of software or services to ensure business needs are met.

Editor Lora Murphy

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SUPPLIER OVERVIEW

MODULES OFFERED

Alpha order by product name

Managed / outsourcing services?

Expenses and benefits

Workforce management

Cloud-based option

On premise option

Hosted service option

Integration/API capabilities

Maximum employees

Maximum PAYE references

Payroll

HR

Self-service

Global

PRODUCT NAME

COMPANY

activ8

activpayroll

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

ADP iHCM

ADP

Limited international Limited international Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Brain Payroll - Phase 3

Phase 3 Consulting

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

BrightHR Payroll

BrightHR

4,000

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

BrightPay

Bright

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Cezanne Payroll and Integrated HR Software

Cezanne

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Cintra

Cintra HR and Payroll Ltd

Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Ciphr HR

Ciphr Ciphr Ciphr

UK only UK only UK only UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Ciphr HR and Payroll

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Ciphr Payroll

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Collegia FreePayroll

Collegia

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

CR PaySolve

CR Payroll

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

Dayforce

Ceridian

Full international Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Deel Local Payroll

Deel Local Payroll powered by PaySpace

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Doric Payroll

Doric Payroll limited Employment Hero

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Employment Hero

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

ePayfact

CGI IT UK Ltd

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

HR and Payroll

Civica

Limited international Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ichris

Frontier Software

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Imperago iPayview

HFX Ltd

Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

CGI IT UK Ltd

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

IRIS Cascade

IRIS Software Group IRIS Software Group IRIS Software Group

Limited international Limited international Limited international Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

IRIS Payroll Professional (IPP)

5,000

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

IRIS Payrite

20,000+

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

iTrent

MHR

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

JA

JustAccounts

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Miracle

Eque2 Ltd

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Moonworkers

Moonworkers Moorepay Ltd

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Moorepay

1,000

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

My Digital Payroll

My Digital mywage ltd

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

mywage Payroll & HR

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM

Oracle Corporation (UK) Ltd Personal Audit Systems Ltd

Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

P11D Organiser

UK only UK only UK only

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

paiyroll®

PAIYROLL®

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

PayCaptain Payescape

PayCaptain Payroll Solutions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Payescape Ltd

Limited international Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

PayFit Payroll Payroll

PayFit

700 200

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Xero

1

UK only UK only UK only

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

OneAdvanced

Unlimited Unlimited

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

People First People XCD

MHR

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

XCD

10,000

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Qtac

Qtac Solutions Ltd

Unlimited Unlimited

UK only UK only UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

QuickBooks Payroll

Intuit Ltd

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Sage Payroll

Sage

150

1

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

SD Worx Payroll SmarterPay Cloud

SD Worx

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

SmarterPay

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Softworks Workforce Management Software

Softworks

Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

SQEPpay

SQEPtech Ltd

5,000

UK only

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Staffology Payroll

IRIS Software Group

Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Strada

Strada Zalaris

Full international Full international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Zalaris People Zellis HCM AIR

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Zellis

Unlimited

Unlimited

Limited international

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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The information contained within these tables has been supplied and verified by the suppliers. The CIPP does not endorse any particular provider and cannot be held accountable for errors or omissions in the information provided. We strongly advise that you conduct market research before selecting a new supplier.

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Cezanne Payroll and Integrated HR Software

Cintra Cloud Based Payroll Software

Brain Payroll (Phase 3)

Ciphr HR and Payroll

Collegia FreePayroll

Deel Local Payroll

Employment Hero

BrightHR Payroll

FEATURES

activ8

ADP iHCM

BrightPay

Ciphr Payroll

CR PaySolve Dayforce

Doric Payroll

Standard, i.e. monthly / weekly / fortnightly / lunar

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

FREQUENCIES

Other frequencies

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

HMRC-recognised software

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

RTI submissions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

P9 / P6 uplift - automatic interface with HMRC for incoming data - (P6 / P9 and student loan)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Payroll stationery, e.g. P45 / P60

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Off-payroll workers

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

CIS

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

AEOs

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Split NI calculations

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Aggregated NI calculations

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Automatic NI category letter changes

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Automatic NI recalculation

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Ability to set up new user defined pay elements / deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Backdated pay awards Advanced pay periods Pay grades / spines

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Teachers payroll

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Multiple rates of pay

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Payslip reworks

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

FUNCTIONALITY / CAPABILITY

Automatic pro-rating (starters / leavers / mid-period changes) Automatic pro-rating (changes to contractual hours)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Bulk changes - fixed

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Bulk changes - temporary Sort code validation Payslip messages Pay element overrides

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Email integration functionality (for emailing documents) Automatic calculation of statutory elements - SSP / SMP / SAP / SPP / ShPP / SPBP Calculates occupational schemes - OSP / OMP / OAP / OPP / OShPP / OPBP

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

ABSENCE PROCESSING

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

52-week average holiday pay calculations Recalculates to apply Alabaster rules

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Bacs

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

PAYMENTS

Faster payment service (CHAPS)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Ability to restrict / limit draw down amounts

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

PAY ON DEMAND

Integration with Bacs / payroll

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

AE assessment

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

AE correspondence

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

AE deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Occ % pension pay Occ fixed deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

PENSIONS

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Salary sacrifice

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Net pay arrangement

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Relief at source Payroll analysis

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Negative net / zero net

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Net variance

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Bank detail changes Starters / leavers

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

YTD totals

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

REPORTING

Cost code analysis

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Pension contribution analysis Report writing functionality

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Bespoke reporting Change audit report

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Ability to export reports, e.g. spreadsheet HR features (see page 16 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Expenses and benefits features (see page 17 for details) Workforce management features (see page 18 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

EXTRA FEATURES

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Self-service features (see page 20 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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The information contained within these tables has been supplied and verified by the suppliers. The CIPP does not endorse any particular provider and cannot be held accountable for errors or omissions in the information provided. We strongly advise that you conduct market research before selecting a new supplier.

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Civica HR and Payroll

Frontier Software

IRIS Payroll Professional

My Digital Payroll

mywage Payroll & HR

Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM

FEATURES

ePayfact

IRIS Cascade

IRIS Payrite

iTrent

JA

Miracle Moonworkers Moorepay

paiyroll®

Standard, i.e. monthly / weekly / fortnightly / lunar

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

FREQUENCIES

Other frequencies

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

HMRC-recognised software

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

RTI submissions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

P9 / P6 uplift - automatic interface with HMRC for incoming data - (P6 / P9 and student loan)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Payroll stationery, e.g. P45 / P60

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Off-payroll workers

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

CIS

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

AEOs

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Split NI calculations

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Aggregated NI calculations

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

Automatic NI category letter changes

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Automatic NI recalculation

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Ability to set up new user defined pay elements / deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Backdated pay awards Advanced pay periods Pay grades / spines

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Teachers payroll

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

Multiple rates of pay

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Payslip reworks

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

FUNCTIONALITY / CAPABILITY

Automatic pro-rating (starters / leavers / mid-period changes) Automatic pro-rating (changes to contractual hours)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Bulk changes - fixed

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Bulk changes - temporary Sort code validation Payslip messages Pay element overrides

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Email integration functionality (for emailing documents) Automatic calculation of statutory elements - SSP / SMP / SAP / SPP / ShPP / SPBP Calculates occupational schemes - OSP / OMP / OAP / OPP / OShPP / OPBP

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

ABSENCE PROCESSING

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

52-week average holiday pay calculations Recalculates to apply Alabaster rules

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Bacs

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

PAYMENTS

Faster payment service (CHAPS)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Ability to restrict / limit draw down amounts

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

PAY ON DEMAND

Integration with Bacs / payroll

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

AE assessment

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

AE correspondence

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

AE deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Occ % pension pay Occ fixed deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

PENSIONS

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Salary sacrifice

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Net pay arrangement

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Relief at source Payroll analysis

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Negative net / zero net

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Net variance

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Bank detail changes Starters / leavers

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

YTD totals

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

REPORTING

Cost code analysis

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Pension contribution analysis Report writing functionality

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Bespoke reporting Change audit report

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Ability to export reports, e.g. spreadsheet HR features (see page 16 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Expenses and benefits features (see page 17 for details) Workforce management features (see page 18 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

EXTRA FEATURES

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

Self-service features (see page 20 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

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Payroll (Xero)

Payroll (OneAdvanced)

QuickBooks Payroll

SD Worx Payroll

SmarterPay Cloud

Staffology Payroll

FEATURES

PayCaptain Payescape

PayFit

People First

People XCD

Qtac

Sage Payroll

SQEPpay

Strada

Standard, i.e. monthly / weekly / fortnightly / lunar

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

FREQUENCIES

Other frequencies

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

HMRC-recognised software

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

RTI submissions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

P9 / P6 uplift - automatic interface with HMRC for incoming data - (P6 / P9 and student loan)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Payroll stationery, e.g. P45 / P60

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Off-payroll workers

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

CIS

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

AEOs

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Split NI calculations

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

Aggregated NI calculations

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Automatic NI category letter changes

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Automatic NI recalculation

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Ability to set up new user defined pay elements / deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Backdated pay awards Advanced pay periods Pay grades / spines

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Teachers payroll

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Multiple rates of pay

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Payslip reworks

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

FUNCTIONALITY / CAPABILITY

Automatic pro-rating (starters / leavers / mid-period changes) Automatic pro-rating (changes to contractual hours)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Bulk changes - fixed

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Bulk changes - temporary Sort code validation Payslip messages Pay element overrides

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Email integration functionality (for emailing documents) Automatic calculation of statutory elements - SSP / SMP / SAP / SPP / ShPP / SPBP Calculates occupational schemes - OSP / OMP / OAP / OPP / OShPP / OPBP

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

ABSENCE PROCESSING

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

52-week average holiday pay calculations Recalculates to apply Alabaster rules

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Bacs

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

PAYMENTS

Faster payment service (CHAPS)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

Ability to restrict / limit draw down amounts

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

PAY ON DEMAND

Integration with Bacs / payroll

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

AE assessment

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

AE correspondence

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

AE deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Occ % pension pay Occ fixed deductions

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

PENSIONS

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Salary sacrifice

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Net pay arrangement

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Relief at source Payroll analysis

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Negative net / zero net

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Net variance

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

Bank detail changes Starters / leavers

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

YTD totals

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

REPORTING

Cost code analysis

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

Pension contribution analysis Report writing functionality

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Bespoke reporting Change audit report

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Ability to export reports, e.g. spreadsheet HR features (see page 16 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

Expenses and benefits features (see page 17 for details) Workforce management features (see page 18 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

EXTRA FEATURES

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

Self-service features (see page 20 for details)

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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