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employed/self-employed payment channels?

Before they can be paid, the employment status of any person providing a service on campus must by established i.e. are they employees of the University or are they self-employed?

The employment staus of the individual will determine which channel you will need to go through in order to pay that person.

Please note that if you select the wrong channel, that person cannot be paid and so it is very important to ensure that the correct classification is made.

In most cases the employment status will be obvious, however in order assist you with he classification of whether a person providing a service is an employee or a self employed person, please review the Revenue Commissioners' leaflet on Employment Status by clicking here.

Please note that Part time lecturers/teachers/trainers are deemed to be employees of NUIG and are therefore subject to the usual statutory PAYE/PRSI deductions, not PSWT .
Exception:
Lecturers/teachers/trainers who deliver "once off" lectures once or twice a year at NUIG are not classified as employees, and therefore do not fall within the scope of PAYE/PRSI. Instead, these individuals are deemed to be self-employed providers of professional services, and as such are subject to the usual rules for PSWT

Once you have established the employment status of the individual(s) providing a service to NUIG, it please follow the relevant procedure below to ensure that their payment can be made without undue delay.

Link to Payment Channel for Employees

Link to Payment Channel for Self-Employed Persons

Financial Accounting
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 524411 Ext: 2184,
E-mail: Financial Accounting
This page was last updated Tuesday, July 03, 2012