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Payroll Administration in Practice

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: TLS3312
Curriculum: LT 2023
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 3 (2025-2026)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Mäkelä, Riikka
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

The student deepens his/her understanding and skills of payroll administration. The student is able to conduct payroll and payroll accounting by using payroll software.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 135 h
- of which scheduled studies: 65 h
- of which autonomous studies: 70 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Labour Law and Payroll Administration

Contents

Practical exercises in maintaining personnel register, calculating and paying wages and salaries, statutory employers’ obligations and payroll accounting. Collective agreements on terms of employment. Various employments.

Regional Impact

The course content takes into account the region's businesses in the energy sector, as well as the specific features of international trade.

Internationality

The course content takes into account the region's businesses in the energy sector, as well as the specific features of international trade.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Syvänperä, O. & Turunen, L. (Newest edition) Palkkavuosi. Helsinki. Edita,
Collective labour agreement,
Finnish Tax Administration information

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, problem-based learning.

Assessment Criteria

5 Utilize theories, concepts and methods consistently in various situations
3 Utilize essential concepts in single situations and assignments and understand the theories on which the assignments are based
1 Recognize and understand the essential theories, principles and methods

Assessment Methods

Individually performed practical tasks (50%).
Test (50%).
Assessment on scale 0-5.


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