The payroll programme uses both input hours and information sourced from the employees' master file. The master file is updated regularly for new employees, changes to tax free allowances, new rates of pay, changes in voluntary deductions, etc. Changes are accumulated each week and processed by payroll department staff. Changes are stamped within the system and flagged with the Human Resources Department User I.D. and password which are common to all payroll staff. Changes are investigated if there are employee queries. A separate payroll bank account is maintained and is funded by weekly transfers equal to total gross pay. All payroll related payments are made from this account. Any balances outstanding on the various deduction accounts are written off as part of the process for preparing annual accounts each year. Any balance on the wages bank account is transferred back to the main bank account. The payroll programme uses both input hours and information sourced from the employees' master file. The master file is updated regularly for new employees, changes to tax free allowances, new rates of pay, changes in voluntary deductions, etc. Changes are accumulated each week and processed by payroll department staff. Changes are stamped within the system and flagged with the Human Resources Department User I.D. and password which are common to all payroll staff. Changes are investigated if there are employee queries. A separate payroll bank account is maintained and is funded by weekly transfers equal to total gross pay. All payroll related payments are made from this account. Any balances outstanding on the various deduction accounts are written off as part of the process for preparing annual accounts each year. Any balance on the wages bank account is transferred back to the main bank account