Leaver and SMP

Hi,

I have an employee that has been served notice and her contract ends on the 17th Sept they have agreed that from the 18th Sept that she will be put on maternity leave and we will pay her smp over the next 39 weeks (she does qualify). My Question is they want me to issue a P45 with her leave date 17th sept so she would have to be on payroll with a OT M1 Wk1 code, would I have to wait until October to process her SMP  (due to two tax codes)? Also if I have marked as a leaver would sage let me put the smp in?

Many thanks

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    Hello,

    Thanks for contacting us using Sage City.

    If you mark her a as a leaver in September she wouldn't appear on any future pay runs. So if you issued a p45 then SMP wouldn't show on any future pay runs even if you put an absence in with the dates 39 weeks in advance as soon as you enter the leave date you will cease employing her and she wont appear on any pay runs. Have you spoke to HMRC about this? I would speak to them and see what they want you to do as you shouldn't really be issuing a p45 and then continue processing her smp through the program.I would say she needs to stay employed and no p45 issues.

    Kind Regards

    Richard

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    Hello,

    Thanks for contacting us using Sage City.

    If you mark her a as a leaver in September she wouldn't appear on any future pay runs. So if you issued a p45 then SMP wouldn't show on any future pay runs even if you put an absence in with the dates 39 weeks in advance as soon as you enter the leave date you will cease employing her and she wont appear on any pay runs. Have you spoke to HMRC about this? I would speak to them and see what they want you to do as you shouldn't really be issuing a p45 and then continue processing her smp through the program.I would say she needs to stay employed and no p45 issues.

    Kind Regards

    Richard

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