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Payroll

Email verification code – Employee logins

How an employee logs in to Sage Employee Online Services is changing

To enhance the security of the employees Sage Account, Sage have changed how they login, after they have entered their email address and password and clicked Log in, they may receive a code via email to verify that it is them logging in.  They will need to check the email address they use to log on to get the code and then enter the code to complete the login process, please note the code will be sent to the email address that was used to set up the online payslips to begin with.

Does the Employee need to verify their email address each time

The above process will not occur every time they login. It will only appear when the employee log’s on using a different device for the first time, or at intervals since they last logged in.

Memo

If an employee changes their email address from the one used to create their online account and ceases to have access to this email address, you as the employer will have to disable 2FA on their online payslips as the code is always emailed to the email address that was used to set up the employee’s online payslip.  The other way is to remove the employee from the portal, then reset them up on the portal with the new email address, this will result in all their old historical payslips being removed, these can be uploaded together by selecting a date range and any documents eg P60’s will also need to be uploaded again.

If you need help setting up or removing 2FA or need any other help or advice with your payroll, please contact us

We can also provide a remote access service where we can link into your computer to help you resolve your Sage Accounts or Payroll problems.

Accounts

Change Default Program Date

The date which appears when you enter a transaction is the program date.  If you have a large number of transactions to post for a previous month you might want to change the program date, to save time and help to prevent errors, especially useful at the start of a new month and you are posting items for the previous month and/or year.

  1. On the menu bar click Settings, then click Change Program Date.
  2. Enter the new date, then click OK.

TIP: The program date refreshes when you open the program.  If you leave you program open overnight, the program date does not refresh automatically.

If you would help changing the default program date or need any other help with your Sage 50 Accounts, please contact us

In August 2024, HMRC announced that it was going to defer a payroll reform that it had scheduled for April 2025, which required employers to report the employee’s actual hours worked, rather than the normal hours worked, and this would not come into force until at least April 2026.

After consultation with businesses, payroll providers etc and the potential administration strain on businesses, this has now been scrapped all together. You will still be required to record normal working hours for National Minimum Wage calculations as normal.

If you would like help with your payroll, please contact us

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