Tel:
07591927518 |
Email:
debi@parkside-payroll.co.uk
Other Websites
There is a list of other websites at the bottom of this page: some are organisations that we work with, all may be useful to families. Please take a look.
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Parkside Payroll Fees
If anyone would like a copy of our fees to pass on to family, friends, social workers etc, please download it here.
Parkside Payroll documents
Here are a few of the most used documents available for you to download. Paper copies are happily sent out on request.
Parkside Payroll Leaflet
If anyone would like a copy of our leaflet to pass on to family, friends, social workers etc, please download it here. Alternatively you can request paper copies from us.
Sheffield City Council Adult Social Care
Contacts
Sheffield City Council have just issued a revised list of contacts for Adult Social Care teams. To download a copy of the document just click on the link.
Care Needs & Direct Payments, leading to Payroll and Budget Management
When caring for someone it may get to the point where you need outside help. Firstly you should seek a care assessment from the local council, social services.
When you have been assessed you have the choice of receiving Direct Payments which give you flexibility and control of the care you need.
If you choose to employ a carer (rather than use an agency) you become an employer and need to provide a payroll. This sounds really intimidating. It need not be. This is where we come in! The council will usually pay the fee for this service.
A step further is to have a managed account where we take care of your whole budget and the responsibilities that go with it.
Here is a booklet which explains the processes in more detail. If you would like further help please contact us directly.
Please click here for the booklet in pdf
form.
Payslip Explanation for employees
To help PAs and their employers understand the layout of the payslips, particularly with reference to holidays we have put together a document which you can download here.
Tax Codes for
employees
PAs may be able to split their tax codes across
their jobs. For more information please download the information
sheet.
Retirement Age and
Contributions
Here is some
information about reaching retirement age (currently 65) and paying
NI or Workplace Pensions contributions
Redundancy Pay
This is rarely applicable for carers, but for
those occasions when it is, when a PA has worked more than 2 years
before the death of their employer , we have put together some
basic information on the sheet below.
Sick
Pay
Families regularly ask us about sick pay for
their PAs. This will vary from family to family depending on how
often and how many hours the PA works. We recommend including
something about it in your PA contract. With most PAs working
occasional days we advise rescheduling your hours as the family
don't receive money in their Direct Payments to cover sick
pay.
Where a PA earns more than £112 per week
(correct at Nov 2015) they can get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if they
have been off work for at least 4 days. For further information
please go to Gov.Uk Please
contact us if we can help with any further
questions.
A Cautionary Tale about ESA
One of the families we know well has just
discovered to their cost that their disabled young person was put
on Contributions-Based ESA when Incapacity Benefit ceased. As he
has never worked (due to lack of support) he should have been put
on Income-Based ESA. As a result he has been fined for claiming
help with dental charges (only allowable on Income-Based ESA). If
it wasn't for the hard work and continued support of his mother he
would be in quite a predicament. So we would urge any family who
might be in a similar position to check it out and if necessary get
transferred before it catches up with you!!
Pensions and Employing Carers
People have started to receive correspondence
from the Pensions Regulator. This is causing anxiety and worry for
some families. Please don't worry we will do all we can to help,
but for most families it just won't be an issue as your carers do
not fall into the eligible category. We will act as the point of
contact with the Regulator.
Here is the crucial information from the Regulator.
"The law on workplace pensions has changed. Every employer with at least one member of staff (even if it’s a carer to help you around the home) now has new duties, including enrolling those who are eligible into a workplace pension scheme and contributing towards it. This is called automatic enrolment.
If you directly employ one or more people to
provide you with care and support, you’re an employer and automatic
enrolment duties will apply to you. If they are aged 22 or
over (and under state pension age), and you pay them over £192 a
week or £833 a month, you’ll need to provide a pension for them."
If you
pay your carers less than this, they are
not eligible.
Websites
Baby Basics are a charity who provide support for mothers
struggling to support the financial and practical needs of a new
baby Baby Basics
website
The Golddigger Trust is an award-winning Sheffield charity
working with young people around self-esteem and exploitation
Golddigger
website
The Caring Choice: A Sheffield based company focused on quality
care for the elderly and those with disabilities Caring Choice website
Work Ltd: Worthwhile Occupational & Recreational Krafts
-- Life skills and occupational training for people with
learning disabilities Work Ltd
website
Hidden Gem Cafe is to be found at Work Ltd, well worth a visit
Hidden Gem Cafe
website
The Snowdrop project in Sheffield provides support to the
survivors of human trafficking Snowdrop
website
Rotherham Friends of Young Onset Dementia, a hard-working
self-help group of carers Rotherham
Friends website
The PDA Society for families and friends of those with
Pathalogical Avoidance Syndrome PDA website
For families and friends of those with Frontotemporal
Degeneration (rare dementia) RareDementia support
website AFTD
website
Surewise is a speciality Direct Payments Insurance Intermediary
Surewise website
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