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UK Payroll Internship
Step 1: Apply for your favorite Internship
After you apply, you will receive an offer letter instantly. No queues, no uncertainty—just a quick start to your career journey.
Step 2: Submit Your Task(s)
You will be assigned weekly tasks to complete. Submit them on time to earn your certificate.
Step 3: Your task(s) will be evaluated
Your tasks will be evaluated by our team. You will receive feedback and suggestions for improvement.
Step 4: Receive your Certificate
Once you complete your tasks, you will receive a certificate of completion. This certificate will be a valuable addition to your resume.
About this Internship
This UK Payroll internship gives you practical, job-ready skills in processing payroll under UK regulations. You will work through real-world scenarios covering PAYE (Pay As You Earn), National Insurance Contributions (NIC), tax codes, Real Time Information (RTI) submissions to HMRC, statutory payments (SSP, SMP), pensions auto-enrolment, and year-end procedures (P60/P45/P11D). By the end you will be able to run a full monthly payroll cycle for a UK employer with confidence.
Tasks and Duties
Week 1 Task: UK Payroll Fundamentals — PAYE, Tax Codes & NI
Summary
Understand the UK PAYE system, how tax codes work, and National Insurance categories.
Objective
Learn the building blocks of UK payroll: the PAYE system, how HMRC tax codes (e.
g.
1257L) determine deductions, the different National Insurance categories and thresholds, and the difference between gross and net pay.
Deliverable: a short note explaining how a given tax code and NI category affect take-home pay, with one worked example.
Week 2 Task: Running a Monthly Payroll & Producing Payslips
Summary
Calculate gross-to-net pay and generate a compliant UK payslip.
Objective
Process a full monthly payroll for a sample employee: calculate gross pay, PAYE tax, employee and employer NI, pension deductions and net pay.
Produce a UK-compliant payslip showing all statutory items.
Deliverable: a completed payslip with your gross-to-net calculation breakdown.
Week 3 Task: RTI Submissions to HMRC (FPS & EPS)
Summary
Learn Real Time Information reporting — Full Payment Submission and Employer Payment Summary.
Objective
Understand Real Time Information (RTI): when and how a Full Payment Submission (FPS) and Employer Payment Summary (EPS) are sent to HMRC, submission deadlines and common errors.
Deliverable: a mock FPS summary for a payroll run explaining what HMRC receives and why on-time submission matters.
Week 4 Task: Statutory Pay, Pensions Auto-Enrolment & Year-End
Summary
Handle SSP/SMP, auto-enrolment pensions, and year-end documents (P60, P45, P11D).
Objective
Cover statutory payments (Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay), workplace pension auto-enrolment duties, and year-end processes including P60s, P45s for leavers and P11D benefits reporting.
Deliverable: a short guide summarising an employer’s year-end payroll obligations with the correct forms and deadlines.
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