If the salary calculation is displaying an incorrect (AWE) amount for maternity pay, this is because the average weekly earning pay days are not being set correctly.
For weekly, fortnightly, and four-weekly payrolls, the system uses the Day In Week field from the Weekly Pay Day section.
To check the average weekly earnings pay days, follow the steps below in Portal.
📌Note: If you use Back Office, follow these steps.
Click Settings then click UK Tax Rates.
Click General then click Average Pay / Pay Days.
From the Pay Group drop-down menu, select the relevant pay group.
Check that the monthly pay day is set to the actual pay day within the month, rather than the last day of the month.
Remember, the qualifying week starts on the Sunday of a given week and includes the following six days, ending on Saturday.
Click Save.