Payroll

The main purpose of the Payroll Service, which includes the payment of travel expenses and the administration involved in the production of benefit statements for individuals, is to ensure that people are paid accurately and on time, to make statutory deductions and to complete statutory returns.

The section pays all Somerset County Council employees, members and pensioners, as well as:

Avon and Somerset Police Authority employees and pensioners;
Exmoor National Park;
Avon and Somerset Magistrates Courts, Justice of the Peace Courts and employees;
Richard Huish College employees;
Connexions;
Career Finder; and
a number of small payrolls.

In total, approximately 40,000 payments are processed and paid each month.

Our key responsibilities are to ensure that:

payments to staff, pensioners, self-employed individuals and members, including expenses, are made accurately and on time;
information provided is both correct and timely; and
systems are in place to enable payments to be made, records to be maintained and to ensure service delivery.

In the first instance, employees should contact their Line Manager if they have any pay-related queries.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

I'm a new starter, the income tax on my first payment seems high?

I'm a new starter, when will I get paid?

I am leaving, when will I receive my P45?

I am sick, when will I have to produce a medical certificate?

When should my maternity start and end?