0 528 - 3rd March 1992 ==================== PAYROLL VERSION 6.0A ============================================================= From the 6 April 1992 various changes are being made to the banding (weekly and monthly limits) on National Insurance Contribution rates, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). The percentage rate payable in each table remains unchanged. This dealer bulletin outlines the new changes:- The new National Insurance contribution rates tables:- Weekly Monthly Table A Table B Table C Limit Limit EE% ER% EE% ER% EE% ER% 54.00 234.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 390.00 9.00 4.60 3.85 4.60 0.00 4.60 135.00 585.00 9.00 6.60 3.85 6.60 0.00 6.60 190.00 824.00 9.00 8.60 3.85 8.60 0.00 8.60 405.00 1755.00 9.00 10.40 3.85 10.40 0.00 10.40 ABOVE UPPER LIMIT: - 10.40 - 10.40 - 10.40 STANDARD RATE CONTRACTED OUT REBATE % EE 2.00 ER 3.80 REDUCED RATE CONTRACTED OUT REBATE % EE 0.00 ER 3.80 LOWER RATE FOR EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS: Y - The new Statutory Sick Pay rates:- AVERAGE WEEKLY PAY SSP RATES (1) A (190.00 +) 52.50 (2) B (54.00 - 189.99) 43.50 (3) C (0 - 53.99) 0.00 Statutory Maternity Pay rates have not changed:- (4) STANDARD RATE OF SMP 46.30 The new rates file PRR01 is being distributed with the March autozaps diskette (7012). Therefore for the first Payroll run AFTER 5th April 1992 the user can make manual adjustments using the above data or copy the new rates file replacing the existing file of the same name. IMPORTANT NOTE -------------- As announced in Dealer Bulletin 521 a new version of Payroll (V6.0B) is to be available shortly. The primary development is for Class 1A National Insurance Contributions. It is important that data for the current year (6th April 1991 to 5th April 1992) is not purged until after V6.0B is installed and the ----------- contributions calculated.