Payroll and Pensions
Monthly paid staff are paid by bank credit transfer in arrears, on the last working day of the month. Payments through the irregular payroll are made by bank credit transfer on Fridays.
This page contains information regarding payment for regular employees of the University and associated organisations, and about ad hoc payments to casual staff including those paid through the Tutorial Fund and the Student Employment Office. The Payroll and Pensions department of Human Resources is responsible for The Universities Pensions Scheme (USS) and the University of Sussex Pension and Assurance Scheme (USPAS).
Please ensure that any payment for work is paid through the payroll. Staff cannot claim for reimbursement of employment costs made to third parties through their expense claims. If in doubt, please contact the Payroll Office before making any payments.
To ensure prompt payment, particularly on the irregular payroll, please ensure claims are made using the correct forms and that the forms are fully completed (e.g. Person Number/Payroll Number which can be found on a previous payslip).
As a general rule all input for the monthly payroll should be received by 13th or 14th of the month (with the exception of Christmas and Easter when the date is brought forward) (see deadlines PDF).
The cut-off for the irregular payroll is Tuesday lunchtime, for payment on Friday. It is particularly important that all forms are completed correctly as incomplete forms may result in delayed payment. The irregular payroll is not guaranteed to run each week, and will definitely not run the week after Easter.
This office also deals with the following Pension Schemes
- Universities Pensions Scheme (USS)
- University of Sussex Pension and Assurance Scheme (USPAS)
- Sussex Group Stakeholder Scheme (SGSS)