Hours reviewed. Earnings ready to check.
With Time Tracking and Payroll enabled, approved hours feed payroll preparation. Review the pay rate and earnings before completing the run.
Follow the hours into payroll ↓UK payroll software for small businesses
Pay your people.
Get on with your day.
Bring earnings, payroll checks and HMRC reporting into one place—with help to get your first pay run ready.
Less rebuilding. More reviewing.
Your payroll day, with a clearer plan.
Payroll starts long before payday. Bring people records and pay inputs together, so your team can spend its time checking the figures.
- Review earnings and deductions in one workflow.
- Produce payslips and manage payroll documents.
- Get help preparing your move and first run.
- Payroll calculations
- FPS and EPS reporting
- Employee records
- Workplace pensions
- Payslips and documents
Your working week, connected
Built around the way your team works.
People records alongside every pay run.
Keep employee details, job information and payroll records connected. Give your office one place to find the information behind pay.
Explore HR and people ↗THE WORKMAX PAYROLL FLOW
Run payroll from inputs to HMRC submission.
Bring together salaries, approved hours and pay changes, calculate payroll, review exceptions and complete your reporting—all in one controlled workflow.
Approved inputs · Open full-size image (new tab) Step 01
Prepare the pay run
Bring together salaries, approved hours, overtime, leave and authorised pay changes.
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Calculate payroll
Calculate gross pay, PAYE, National Insurance, pension contributions, deductions and net pay.
3 changes to review · Open full-size image (new tab) Step 03
Review changes and exceptions
See what changed, investigate warnings and confirm unusual results before submission.
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Complete payroll and report to HMRC
Create payslips, submit FPS or EPS information and retain the payroll records you need.
UK PAYROLL CAPABILITIES
Everything you need to run UK payroll with confidence.
Calculate pay, complete HMRC reporting, produce payroll documents and keep each run under control.
Calculate pay correctly
- Salaried and hourly employees
- PAYE and National Insurance
- Overtime and variable pay
- Statutory pay and deductions
Report to HMRC
- FPS and EPS submissions
- Starters and leavers
- P45s and payroll records
- Submission status and history
Complete every pay run
- Payslips, P45s and P60s
- Workplace pension assessment
- Employee and employer contributions
- Payroll and employer reports
Review before payday
- Variances and exceptions
- Employee calculation breakdowns
- Zero-pay and unusual results
- Optional approved hours and leave
Employee payments and accounting remain within your existing banking and accounting workflows.
MOBILE PAYROLL
Keep payroll moving wherever you are.
Review readiness, investigate changes and follow up on completed payroll from your phone.
For authorised payroll users. Employee payslips included on iOS and Android.
Explore mobile payroll ↗
From time to pay
See where the working week becomes earnings.
Aisha’s example week contains 37.5 hours at £14.50 per hour: £543.75 in regular earnings. The hours, rate and result are visible together for review.
Explore the complete working-week demo ↗SIMPLE PAYROLL PRICING
£25 per workspace per month + £2 per active payroll user.
Pay a £25 monthly platform fee, then £2 for each employee included in that month’s payroll. No setup fee and no annual contract. Prices exclude VAT.
An employee paid is an employee included in a payroll run during the billing month.
10 payroll employees
£45/month + VAT
£25 platform fee + £20 user charges
25 payroll employees
£75/month + VAT
£25 platform fee + £50 user charges
Included with Workmax Payroll
✓PAYE and National Insurance calculations
✓FPS and EPS submissions
✓Payslips, P45s and P60s
✓Workplace pension assessment
✓Payroll reports and records
✓Payroll review and exception checks
30-day standard trial · No setup fee · Monthly billing · Month-to-month with 30 days' notice
Scheduling and Time Tracking are optional modules priced separately.
SWITCHING TO WORKMAX
Move your payroll without starting again.
Bring across employee details and year-to-date values, check the opening position and move to Workmax when you are ready.
Bring across your payroll records
Set up employees, payroll identifiers, tax details and year-to-date values from your existing system.
Check the opening position
Review employee records and compare representative calculations before running payroll live.
Complete your first Workmax payroll
Choose when Workmax becomes your HMRC submission source, then retain the resulting reports and submission records.
What you can bring across
- Employee payroll information
- PAYE details and payroll IDs
- Opening and year-to-date values
- Starter and leaver records
- Pension information
- Previous payroll reports for reference
The information available to transfer depends on what your existing provider can export.
UK-BASED HUMAN SUPPORT
Run payroll software with real people behind you.
The Workmax team can guide you through setup, switching, your first Workmax pay run and ongoing product or payroll-workflow questions.
Switching and setup
Understand the records and configuration needed to prepare your Workmax workspace.
Your first Workmax pay run
Get guidance on using the preparation, review and submission workflow in Workmax.
Ongoing product guidance
Ask for help with Workmax features and the payroll workflows available in the product.
Existing customers can contact us through in-app Help and continue the conversation when it suits them.
Considering Workmax? Use a payroll walkthrough or the contact form to speak with the team before signing up.
Before your first run
Payroll questions, answered.
Understand your options before you move.
Is Workmax recognised by HMRC?
Yes. Workmax Corp | Workmax is listed on GOV.UK as payroll software recognised by HMRC for reporting PAYE information online.
How much does Workmax Payroll cost?
Workmax uses a £25 monthly platform fee plus £2 per active employee covered by the Payroll module during the billing month. Prices exclude VAT. Ten active payroll employees cost £45 per month excluding VAT.
Does Workmax support FPS and EPS reporting?
Yes. Workmax Payroll supports HMRC RTI actions including Full Payment Submission and Employer Payment Summary reporting where the payroll situation requires them.
Can employees access their payslips?
Yes. Workmax produces digital payslips that employees can access through the Workmax employee experience.
Does Workmax support workplace pensions?
Yes. Pension assessment and contribution processing can be handled as part of the payroll workflow.
Can approved timesheets and rotas flow into payroll?
Yes, when the relevant Workmax modules are enabled. Scheduling and Time Tracking are separate paid modules that connect rota, attendance and approved-hours records to payroll.
Can I move to Workmax during the tax year?
A mid-year move requires controlled employee records, payroll IDs and reconciled year-to-date values. Review the Workmax switching guide and confirm your opening-data requirements before choosing the live cutover date.
Is Workmax designed for accountants or payroll bureaus?
Workmax is designed primarily for UK employers managing their own workforce and payroll. High-volume bureaus should confirm that their batch-processing, adviser-access and client-management requirements fit before migrating.
What setup support is available?
UK support is included with the Workmax platform. Book a guided conversation if you need to confirm migration, data, reporting or connected-workforce requirements before starting.
A clearer payroll day
Make room for the work you love.
See how Workmax brings your people, pay inputs and payroll checks together.