A four-digit code that distinguishes one payroll from another. You need to put this code in when you’re setting up your payroll, and when you upload your pension data files.
We call the payroll code PAYCODE in our file format.
If you need to create a new payroll code for now:u, it must:
- contain four characters
- be alphanumeric (contain only letters and numbers), and
- be case-sensitive.
For example, your first payroll code could be P001. To add more payrolls, set the payroll code to the next number in the sequence. Here’s an example of payroll codes for a workplace with six payrolls.
- P001 for monthly payrolls
- P002 for weekly payrolls
- P003 for temporary/casual staff
- P004 for permanent staff
- P005 – office based in London
- P006 – office based in Manchester
If this workplace needed to add another payroll – for example, for an office based in Glasgow – the new payroll code would be P007.