Payroll and Pensions

The administration of the University's payroll and superannuation schemes for all academic, administrative and manual staff - including the provision of general payroll advice.

We require you to put your payroll number on all correspondence, pay claims and expense claims sent to payroll this is a unique six digit number that can be found at the top right corner of your payslip ANY CORRESPONDENCE, PAY CLAIMS OR EXPENSE CLAIMS WITHOUT THE PAYROLL NUMBER MAY BE RETURNED TO SENDER

NEW EMPLOYEES
If this is your first employment at Lancaster University, you will need to supply the Payroll Office with the following information, before we will pay you:

  • Bank details on a signed form
  • A recent P45 or a personal details form
  • A completed pension form if applicable

    • YOU SHOULD ALSO VISIT HUMAN RESOURCES IN FURNESS COLLEGE AND SIGN THE ACCEPTANCE SLIP ON YOUR CONTRACT IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.

    REJOINERS

    If you have previously worked at the University but have left or had a break in employment, you must supply the Payroll Office with the above information again as your payroll record may have been ended

    Payroll Processing for Groups A & S

    Monthly deadline for receipt of all pay claims, personal and bank detail changes, and any other variable input is 15th of each month. (we will advise any alterations to this for Easter/Xmas etc.) Pay date = 28th or the Friday before if this falls on a weekend / bank holiday

    Payroll Processing for Groups C & M

    Monthly deadline for all overtime claims, personal/bank detail changes and other variable data (union subs etc. = 4th of each month Pay date = 15th or the Friday before if this falls on a weekend / Bank holiday

    Payroll Processing for Group W

    Payroll is run weekly for non-contracted staff such as external examiners. Proof of ID, and all associated personal details must be provided to HR, with pay claim forms before 1st payment can be made. Deadline for pay claims is 5pm on Thursday (payment is made on the following Thursday)

    Actual pay dates 2012 Groups C and M (For those normally paid on the 15th) and A and S (For those normally paid on the 28th)

    Month Pay Date Groups C and M Pay Date Groups A and S
    Dec 2011 15th 23rd
    Jan 2012 13th 27th
    Feb 2012 15th 28th
    Mar 2012 15th 28th
    Apr 2012 13th 27th
    May 2012 15th 28th
    Jun 2012 15th 28th
    Jul 2012 13th 27th
    Aug 2012 15th 28th
    Sep 2012 14th 28th
    Oct 2012 15th 26th
    Nov 2012 15th 28th
    Dec 2012 14th TBC

    You can now view your payslips online at:

    https://hr.lancs.ac.uk:8643/concerto/Portal/

    Simply log in using your University windows username and password

    Tax Information

    The tax year runs from 6th April to the 5th April of the following year. Tax is calculated and deducted monthly on your wages. Below is a brief explanation of tax in the UK, based on yearly earnings.
    The personal tax free earnings allowance for the current tax year 11/12 is £7475. The standard tax code is 747L. There are currently three rates of income tax 20% on the first £35,000 of taxable pay, 40% on income £35,007 up to £150,000 and 50% on income above £150,000 Taxable pay is usually your earnings less your contribution to the occupational pension scheme.
    HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs) will send you a coding notice if your tax code is different to the standard personal allowance code detailing how your tax code is arrived at. HMRC Tax Enquiries Tel: 0845 3000627

    Please note, HMRC do not communicate by email. If you receive an email from 'HMRC' notifying you of a tax refund or any other message, please delete it immediately. THe message will be a scam. Contact the Payroll Office if you are unsure as to what to do.

    Useful Information

    Student Loan Enquiries Student Loans Company Limited 100 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JD Tel: 0845 026 2019 www.slc.co.uk

    USS Pension USS Limited 2nd Floor Royal Liver Building Liverpool L3 1PY Tel: 0151 227 4711 www.uss.co.uk

    LGPS Pension Your Pension Services Po Box 100 County Hall Preston PR1 0LD Tel: 01772 530530 pensions.helpdesk@lancashire.gov.uk

    Tax Office Inland Revenue NW Lancashire Area Charles House 8 Winckley Square PRESTON PR1 3HY Tel: 0845 3000627 www.hmrc.gov.uk

    National Insurance Enquiries Tel: 0845 604 3719

    Lancaster University’s PAYE reference is: 065/L11408

    Name Phone Email
    Terry Hallam, Payroll and Pensions Manager Ext. 92045 t.hallam
    Steve Casey , Team Leader - Group A payroll Ext. 92046 s.casey
    Emma Blacow, Assistant - Group C payroll Ext. 92043 e.blacow
    Helen Ellison, Assistant - Group S payroll Ext. 94483 h.ellison
    Julie Precious, Assistant - Group W payroll Ext. 92041 j.precious
    Amanda Wray, Assistant - Group M payroll Ext. 92042 a.wray

    To contact by e mail add @lancaster.ac.uk onto the relevant contact name above

    Payroll and Pensions, B Floor, University House, LA1 4YW

    Phone No: 01524 592041

    Fax No: 01524 843087

    Disclaimer

    Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in these pages, Finance wishes to emphasise that the contents contained are regularly reviewed and are naturally subject to change from time to time as required. It is the responsibility of the user/reader to check the accuracy of relevant facts with the appropriate department before entering any financial or other commitment based upon them.

     

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