To become an SIA-approved contractor, an organization must comply with all tax and national insurance legislation regarding its staff members. This is a primary requirement of the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) which demands strict compliance with the relevant HMRC guidance, PAYE, and ITEPA 2003.

Similarly, determining the employment status of its people is also the sole responsibility of an SIA-approved contractor. For this purpose, companies should look at the whole working arrangement and complete the CEST tool for each role.

Effective management of the payroll can be achieved by:

Importance of Effective Payroll Management

Companies registered under the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) have to adhere to current legislation on staff wages. They must ensure transparency in their payroll to keep their staff happy and implement terms and conditions of employment.

Effective payroll management helps SIA-approved contractors:

Smart Workforce, A Fully Automated Payroll System

Manual payroll processing is vulnerable to human errors and unnecessary delays. There is a high risk of inaccuracy that can negatively affect the staff performance and decrease their satisfaction levels.

To address these issues, Smart Workforce brings a fully automated payroll system that makes it easy for managers to calculate their staff wages in real-time. Our cloud-based workforce management solution allows companies to track their employees’ working hours and calculate payrolls with ease. (Replace work with working)

With Smart Workforce, you can track the employee’s number of hours worked at a specific service area, generate weekly or monthly reports, and accurate payrolls & expenses with just a few clicks. Companies can integrate Smart Workforce with their desired payroll solution and import/export accurate results in real time.

Automating payroll management with Smart Workforce helps companies: