Payroll survey- version 1 (48Q)

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to take part in following survey and assess the level of your knowledge within the scope of PAYROLL.

The purpose of this survey is to offer you the most suitable and efficient payroll training according to your knowledge. We encourage you to provide honest answers to all questions as your effort and time spend on completing this survey will consist a basis of creating training programme tailored to your needs.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Training Team


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Please provide following details that are extremely crucial to assign you to the adequate training group.

    NAME and SURNAME*


  1. CLIENT you work for  *


  1. Client COUNTRY you work for  *


  1. Please evaluate your knowledge level about key concepts within the payroll on the scale from 1 to 4 where following number stand for:

    1. Never heard of the concept OR aware of the concept
    2. General understanding of the concept for personal purposes
    3. Good understanding and ability to explain the concept to others
    4. Mastery and ability to teach others
    *

          1 2 3 4    
      Benefits and Deductions   
      Employee Time Tracking   
      Pay and Earnings   
      Payroll Transactions & Calculations   
      Retirement    
      Tax   
      Termination   


  1. Do you know why payslips are issued? *
    Yes
    No


  1. What is national minimum wage? *


  1. What happens when employees have more than one source of income such as 2nd job or pension?


  1. Can you reconcile pay elements?
    Yes
    No


  1. Why is national insurance/social security deducted? *


  1. What benefits can you get from social security if you do not qualify through your company schemes? *


  1. Do you understand a concept of benefit in kind? *
    Yes
    No


  1. What sort of deductions can be classed as involuntary?*
    Tax
    Social security
    Court orders/garnishment for DE
    Wage arrestment
    Medical benefits
    Pension


  1. Do you know how student loan deductions are calculated?
    Yes
    No


  1. How much are employers allowed to reclaim while paying - maternity, paternity and adoption? (SMP, SPP, SAP)?


  1. What rate of contribution to social security (NI/SS) does your employer pay?


  1. What are the benefits of a company pension scheme, salary sacrifice pension scheme?


  1. Do you know what benefits are taxable and which are not taxable?
    Yes
    No


  1. How do you work out an employee’s hourly rate? *


  1. How are overtime rates calculated? *


  1. Do you know what kind of rules could apply to you in case of a long time sickness? *
    Yes
    No


  1. How do you work out a part time salary amount? *


  1. If you are paid bi-weekly, how often will you be paid? *


  1. Do you know how a payment to leaver is processed?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know how to process a salary recall?
    Yes
    No


  1. How do you calculate backdated payments?


  1. How do you process an overpayment through payroll?


  1. What is a supplementary payroll run?


  1. Do you know when your company should pay the monthly tax and social security payments?
    Yes
    No


  1. Can you process a payroll journal?
    Yes
    No


  1. How do you calculate a mid month salary change?


  1. How do you calculate a salary payment for a new start?


  1. How do you calculate a salary payment for a leaver?


  1. What is retirement age? *


  1. What is the purpose of a leaving certificate e.g. P45 (UK), Arbeitsbescheinigung (DE), PIT 11 (PL)?*


  1. What is a severance payment? *


  1. What PILON (Pay In Lieu of Notice) is? *


  1. Do you know what a notice period is? *
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know your notice period? *
    Yes
    No


  1. In which circumstances would you not work during your notice period? *


  1. What is garden leave?


  1. Why employees are allocated a cost centre? *


  1. Do you know tax thresholds? *
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know what your taxable allowances are? *
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know which month the new tax year starts for your country? *
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you understand the tax and social security rules applied to students?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know what a bank file e.g. BACS (UK) is? *
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know how to create and send a bank file process monthly BACS?
    Yes
    No


  1. How many digits should a bank account number have?





HRSC Training Team