Certificate in Payroll and Employment Administration – MQF 5, 4 ECTS

Course Outline:

- Course: Certificate in Payroll & Employment Administration

- MQF/EQF: 5

- ECTS: 4

- Mode of Learning: Live Online Webinars

- Pace of Learning: Part-time

- Assessment: Assignment

- Fee non-EU Students: €1050

 

Course Syllabus:

Module 1

Award in Introduction to Payroll and Employment Administration (1 ECTS)

At the end of the module/unit the learner will be able to:

- List number of important mandatory documents required for payroll purposes

- Describe the purpose of important entities such as Jobsplus, Inland Revenue Department and Social Security Department

- Describe the importance of a payroll system

- Be coherent with control sheets (excel) used for payroll control purpose

- Prepare list of required documents to be able to draft a basic contract of employment (with minimum details required by law)

- Create an organised filing system for employees

- Identify from where he/she can obtain important information related to payroll calculation

- Categorise the different types of employment contracts

- Advice on regulations controlling foreign workers in Malta

- Comply with laws and regulations in relation to payroll and employment

- Advice company directors and other managers on compliance issues with respect to payroll and employment

- Develop an efficient records management system with respect to payroll and employment information

- Represent the employer with relevant authorities in relation to basic payroll and employment issues

 

Module 2

Award in Payroll Related Tax & NI Contribution Matters (1 ECTS)

At the end of the module/unit the learner will be able to:

- Identify which residence programme is more tax beneficial for a particular individual

- Comply with Payroll related tax and National insurance contribution compliance obligations

- Deal with the practical implications of such obligations (eg: completion of FS 5, FS 3 etc)

- Advise on a number of Malta’s tax programmes

- Compile payroll compliance documentation

- Calculate national insurance payments for employees and self-employed individuals

- Provide an overview of Malta’s tax and National Insurance Matters

- Prepare standard payroll compliance documentation

- Identify which tax rate a particular individual would qualify for (Single/Married/Parental)

- Categorise an individual as a person liable to pay Class 1 or Class 2 social security

 

Module 3

Award in Payroll Accounting and Control (1 ECTS)

At the end of the module/unit the learner will be able to:

- Deal with day-to-day tasks and queries relating to payroll

- Manage timelines efficiently

- Compute fringe benefit and tax calculations

- Execute computations relating to Main Deduction Formula, Part Time and Other Emoluments Deduction methods

- Develop, analyse and report fundamental KPIs from payroll system

- Develop internal controls through the fine-tuning or creation of payroll controls to monitor and manage the recording of annual leave, sick leave, authorisations for work from home and other related matter

- Identify and be able to complete FSS forms

- Be conversant with the electronic services related to payroll processes

- Prepare and execute a payroll run

- Prepare the required control sheets for the payroll run

- Generate management reports from payroll system

- Estimate and execute payroll projections

- Measure payroll run efficiency

 

Module 4

Award in Essentials of Employment Law (1 ECTS) 

At the end of the module/unit the learner will be able to:

- Identify illegal (discriminatory) practices in recruitment

- Include minimum legal clauses in an employment contract

- Identify instances of workplace harassment, discrimination and victimisation

- Identify what disciplinary actions are permitted and how to go about them to mitigate the impact of and avoid costly litigation

- Determine how collective redundancies are deemed differently from individual redundancies

- Identify principles emanating from the Act, such as the Equal pay for job of equal value

- List the salient points of the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (EIRA)

- Define what could be deemed as an unfair dismissal.

- Distinguish termination procedures between fixed term and indefinite term employees

- Describe family based rights that are applicable such as parental leave entitlements, urgent family leave entitlements and other family entitlements

- Describe the different social security benefits that employees are entitled to, with particular reference to pensions

- Describe the rights and entitlements that part-time workers have

- Describe the different working time regulations that are relevant to different industrial sectors employeesApply the provisions of a Subsidiary Legislation whenever it regulates particular Economic activity

- Calculate pro-rata benefits for Part-time employees

- Apply the first-in-last out principle whenever a collective redundancy takes place

- Demonstrate what is the status of an employee who underwent a transfer of business between a transferor and a transferee

- Distribute rosters in such a way that they adhere to the working time regulations

- Make use of the provisions of the Collective Agreement to take disciplinary action in respect to one of the employees

- Understand the general principles of data protection.

- Understand what constitutes “personal data” and “processing”With the help of case studies concerning “payroll”, 

- Understand (a) under which legal basis can an employer use and process personal data relating to employees; (b) what must be taken into account when an employer uses an external third party to assist with the preparation of payroll; (c) what rights do data subjects (in this case employees) have in relation to the personal data comprised within HR records and (d) what documentation must be prepared to comply with GDPR in this respect

 

Materials included in the fee:

- Tuition Fee

- Assessment Fee

- Overall qualification certificate

- Course material & tutorial support notes

 

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