help understanding my payslip?

74jax

I'm currently off sick and yesterday received my last two pay slips, I can't really understand them, so hoped someone here might be able to help. I do plan on calling work tomorrow, but if someone can help me out now, it will save me puzzling.

I went on the sick on 29th October.

Payslip 1 covers 17th October to 16th November (I understand this payslip)
Basic pay £1483.50
(less Tax £172.00 and NIC £105.78) = £1205.72

Payslip 2 covers 17th November to 16th December (This is payslip I don't understand)
Basic pay £2373.60-
Payable Occ Sick Pay £2735.93
SSP Amount £76.00unit £885.96
(less Tax £125.00 and NIC £77.55) = 1045.74


Can anyone explain my 2nd payslip?

I am currently on half pay if this makes things clearer for you?

PinkPrincess83

When did you go down onto half pay?

My intial feeling is the sickness wasnt put on until after you had been paid in November and therefore this month some adjustments have gone through, but if you confirm when your half pay was from Ill see if I can figure out whats what for you.

74jax

PinkPrincess83 wrote: »

When did you go down onto half pay?

My intial feeling is the sickness wasnt put on until after you had been paid in November and therefore this month some adjustments have gone through, but if you confirm when your half pay was from Ill see if I can figure out whats what for you.

Half pay was from 29th Nov.

I don't understand why basic is a negative figure.

You are correct though in my 1st payslip probably didn't have any sickness on it.

anamenottaken

74jax wrote: »

Half pay was from 29th Nov.

I don't understand why basic is a negative figure.

You are correct though in my 1st payslip probably didn't have any sickness on it.

I think it may be something like -

They paid you your full "basic" pay in the first payment but you were actually not working for more than half of the month. Was that first payslip actually for a twelfth of your annual pay?

If it was they would have to make an adjustment in the second payment to reclaim overpaid "basic" pay from the previous month. They then added on the occupational sick pay - for the period covered by the first payslip after you had gone on sick leave and then for the following month's payment.

It seems to be their way of accounting for their employment costs. They also want to indicate what SSP has been paid.

Sorry, I haven't gone through the actual maths of it to apportion the payments but you might like to see if something like that works.