FNSPAY513Process complex employee terminations in payroll

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What an assessment for FNSPAY513 must cover

31 assessable components: 3 elements (12 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Gather employee information and verify organisational requirements relating to termination

  • 1.1Confirm type of employment termination according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.2Identify and obtain employee information required to process termination according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.3Verify accuracy of information and seek clarification, as required

2 Prepare information for termination

  • 2.1Identify legislation, taxation systems, regulations and codes of practice to be complied with in employment termination
  • 2.2Verify that employment termination process meets requirements of identified legislation, taxation systems, regulations and codes of practice
  • 2.3Identify and calculate pay components required for termination payment
  • 2.4Enter information required to process employment termination into payroll system

3 Conduct payroll termination and document outcomes

  • 3.1Process employment termination in payroll system according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.2Process employee payments according to organisational and legislative requirements
  • 3.3Calculate tax on pay components according to legislative requirements
  • 3.4Issue ETP payment summary using Single Touch Payroll according to legislative requirements
  • 3.5Document outcome of process and store payroll records relating to employee termination according to organisational policies and procedures, and legislative requirements

Performance evidence

  • process at least one of each of the following three complex employee termination types in payroll systems: - resignation - redundancy - retirement
  • process at least one of the following termination types in payroll systems: - dismissal - unfair dismissal - invalidity - death - termination for pre-August 1983 starters - redundancy or early retirement

Knowledge evidence

  • different types of employment terminations, including: - resignation - redundancy - retirement - dismissal, including unfair dismissal - invalidity - death - termination for pre-August 1983 starters
  • key types of employment termination payments (ETPs) and when they are used
  • key features of organisational policies and procedures relating to ETPs
  • legislative requirements relating to termination notice periods and redundancy payments
  • significance of determining the preservation age of an employee on termination
  • tax treatment for a redundancy payment, including the Lump Sum D component and any excess over the tax-free Lump Sum D amount
  • tax treatment options for unused annual leave and long service leave on termination
  • different tax treatments of ETPs and how they are calculated, including: - excluded ETPs - non-excluded ETPS
  • types of termination payments that are subject to superannuation contributions
  • impact of legislative requirements on complex employee terminations, including of: - legislation relating to employment termination processes - legislation relating to calculating and issuing employment termination payments - Fair Work Act recordkeeping requirements relating to employment termination processes - state legislation, including long service leave entitlements - processing requirements through Single Touch Payroll
  • sources of information on employment termination processes that can be accessed to maintain currency of knowledge and to seek advice
  • commonwealth, state and territory legislative requirements relating to processing employee terminations in payroll, including: - final salary and wages payments - unused annual leave and long service leave - notice and redundancy payments - unused rostered days off (RDOs) and other entitlements - gratuities - settlements

Foundation skills

  • Numeracy: Analyses financial data and performs mathematical calculations to complete requirements of complex payroll documentation
  • Reading: Researches and analyses financial information and data from a range of sources to identify key aspects relating to requirements
  • Writing: Records information and completes forms accurately using correct spelling, grammar, terminology, and conventions
  • Problem solving: Identifies and responds to problems by systematically analysing information, generating and evaluating options, and selecting the most appropriate option
  • Technology: Uses the main features and functions of digital systems and programs to plan, implement, monitor, report progress, and lodge forms

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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Questions about assessing FNSPAY513

What does an assessment tool for FNSPAY513 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FNSPAY513 needs to address all 31 unit components: 3 elements with 12 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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