Payroll Survey

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 constitute a basis of creating training programme tailored to your needs.

Please note that questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. If you don’t know the answer to mandatory question you can omit following non-mandatory question.

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*
    AT
    BE
    DE
    ES
    FR
    PL
    PT
    UK
    n/a


  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. Why is a minimum wage established for a country?*


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


  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? *
    Unemployment
    Statutory sick pay
    Public health care
    Private pension
    Private health care
    Participation in national stock option


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


  1. How much are EMPLOYERS allowed to reclaim while paying - maternity, paternity and adoption?

    Please state the country you're referring to.


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


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

    Please state the country you're referring to.


  1. What are the benefits of YOUR Client's 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. What is the overtime rate based on?*


  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. If you leave on the 7th of the month how is your last salary calculated?


  1. How do you process an overpayment through payroll?


  1. What is a supplementary payroll run?


  1. Can you process a payroll journal?
    Yes
    No


  1. What is a retirement age?

    Please state the country you're referring to.*


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


  1. What is a severance payment? *


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


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


  1. Why employees are allocated a cost centre? *


  1. Do you know tax thresholds for your Client? *
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you know how much you are allowed to earn before your salary is taxed?*
    Yes
    No


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


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





HRSC Training Team