Statutory Pay Calculations

BrightPay uses the full statutory week method when calculating & applying statutory pay calculations.

Weekly Payroll Example:

An employee's statutory leave period begins on a Wednesday. Therefore the last day of their statutory leave week will be a Tuesday.

Their statutory payment (SMP, SAP, SPP, ShPP, SPBP) will thus first become payable in the weekly pay period in which the first Tuesday of the leave period falls.

Monthly Payroll Example:

An employee's statutory leave period begins on a Wednesday. Therefore the last day of their statutory leave week will be a Tuesday.

Their statutory payment (SMP, SAP, SPP, ShPP, SPBP) will thus first become payable in the pay period in which the first Tuesday of the leave period falls.

BrightPay will then establish how many Tuesdays fall in the monthly pay period and apply the weekly statutory rate to the number of Tuesdays there are.

Statutory Pay Calculation & Schedule Report 

To view the details of an employee's statutory parenting leave, the calculation of their average weekly earnings and their payment schedule, users can access the employee's Statutory Pay Calculation & Schedule Report at any time. 

This report can be accessed in several places:
 

a) Within 'Employees', select the employee in question, followed by 'More > Statutory Pay Calculation and Schedule...'

b) Within 'Payroll', click the Spanner icon next to the statutory payment amount, followed by 'Statutory Pay Calculation and Schedule ...'

 

c) Within the employee's calendar, click their parenting leave Edit button, select the spanner icon followed by 'View Statutory Pay Calculation and Schedule'.

The statutory pay calculation and schedule report can be generated and then emailed, printed or downloaded. This can be shared with the employee via the resources section in the employee portal or shared with a client.

FAQ

Q. I was expecting 3 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) in this monthly pay period, but the system is only paying 2 weeks. Why is this?

A. BrightPay uses the full statutory week method for SMP, which means you cannot pay a partial week of SMP. SMP is always applied in complete statutory weeks and not split across part‑weeks.

We recommend checking the employee’s SMP calendar up to the period end date for the pay run. If there are not three full SMP weeks up to that date, only the full weeks will be included, and any remaining week(s) will be paid in the next pay period.