{"id":18569,"date":"2025-06-27T09:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=18569"},"modified":"2025-06-27T09:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:53:25","slug":"sage-payroll-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/sage-payroll-enhancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest enhancements to Sage Payroll\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/technology-innovation\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Technology &amp; Innovation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLatest enhancements to Sage Payroll\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-27T09:01:27+01:00\">27 June, 2025<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Latest enhancements to Sage Payroll\u00a0\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/sage-payroll-enhancements\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/ryangrundy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Ryan-Grundy.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Ryan Grundy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Ryan Grundy<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what type of business you run, making sure your people are paid properly and on time is a non-negotiable standard that you\u2019re probably already prioritising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same goes for you if you&#8217;re an accountant and your practice is supporting clients with payroll requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make this task as fast, simple, and accurate as possible, we release frequent updates and improvements to Sage Payroll.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are designed based on feedback from our users, including which parts of the software they find the most useful, and any suggestions for new capabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is where we list the latest additions and enhancements to Sage Payroll:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-people-s-pension-integration-nbsp\"><strong>The People\u2019s Pension integration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plan: Essentials, Standard, Premium<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve extended our automated Pensions integration to include The People&#8217;s Pension.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means you can submit your pension data (including contribution details) for The People&#8217;s Pension directly from Sage Payroll, saving you time each pay run. If you already do this manually, you can continue to do so or switch to automated submission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sage-hr-essentials-nbsp\"><strong>Sage HR essentials<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plan: Essentials, Standard, Premium<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sage Payroll now includes more features to help small businesses manage their employees. We call these <a href=\"https:\/\/gb-kb.sage.com\/portal\/app\/portlets\/results\/viewsolution.jsp?solutionid=230822090622143&amp;hypermediatext=null\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sage HR Essentials<\/a>, and they give your people self-serve access to payslips and P60s, either online or via the Sage HR app.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional features include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ability to securely store Right to Work and other employee documents.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to three leave policies to help you set up and manage time off.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared company calendar so you can see who&#8217;s in and who&#8217;s out of office.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capabilities to send company-wide announcements and notifications.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A selection of HR reports, giving visibility of key employee metrics such as headcount, gender, and length of service.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee self-serve access to update personal details and manage leave.<strong> <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reporting-enhancements-analysis-types-nbsp-nbsp\"><strong>Reporting enhancements\u2014analysis types&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plan: Essentials, Standard, Premium<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gb-kb.sage.com\/portal\/app\/portlets\/results\/viewsolution.jsp?solutionid=231004120619217&amp;hypermediatext=null\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payroll analysis types<\/a> help you understand your payroll in more detail. For example, you can use them to monitor your employer costs by department, project, or cost centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also customise analysis types and assign them to specific employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-full-payment-submission-fps-adjustment-nbsp\"><strong>Full Payment Submission (FPS) adjustment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plan: Essentials, Standard, Premium<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now send an <a href=\"https:\/\/gb-kb.sage.com\/portal\/app\/portlets\/results\/viewsolution.jsp?solutionid=231004123002160&amp;hypermediatext=null\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FPS adjustment<\/a> submission directly to HMRC. This makes it quicker and easier to notify HMRC of any changes you\u2019ve made to a completed pay run.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pay-run-corrections-nbsp\"><strong>Pay run corrections<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plan: Essentials, Standard, Premium<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now quickly and easily <a href=\"https:\/\/gb-kb.sage.com\/portal\/app\/portlets\/results\/viewsolution.jsp?solutionid=222001000101515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">correct a completed pay run<\/a>. Then, you can choose whether to show the difference in net pay in the next pay run to reflect any changes you\u2019ve made.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-employment-verification-nbsp\"><strong>Employment verification<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plan: Essentials, Standard, Premium<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gb-kb.sage.com\/portal\/app\/portlets\/results\/view2.jsp?k2dockey=230825101450590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employment verification<\/a> lets your employees access and share their payroll data, making it easy for them to provide proof of employment and income. This is handy for a range of situations, such as when they apply for a mortgage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This article was first published in May 2024 and has been updated for relevance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join more than 500,000 UK readers and get the best business admin strategies and tactics, as well as actionable advice to help your company thrive, in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-b1a63862-3fa0-4a5e-bb67-c76b88bbc6b8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the latest Sage Payroll enhancements across all our plans and start making the most of your software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1398,"featured_media":11595,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sage_video":false,"post_featured_image_hide":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[225,37],"business_type":[4,115],"lilypad":[],"context":[],"industry":[],"persona":[67],"imagine_tag":[214,289,287,200,103,109],"coauthors":[370],"class_list":["post-18569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology-innovation","tag-accountant-payroll","tag-payroll","business_type-small-business","business_type-accountants"],"sage_meta":{"region":"en-gb","author_name":"Ryan Grundy","featured_image":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-808410210.jpg","imagine_tags":{"214":"Accountant payroll","289":"Accounting and Payroll","287":"Accounting Individual","200":"Payroll","103":"Payroll software","109":"Small business"}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Sage Advice UK","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1398"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/11595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"business_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/business_type?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"lilypad","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/lilypad?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"context","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/context?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"persona","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/persona?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"imagine_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/imagine_tag?post=18569"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/api\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=18569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}