Fit for the Future blog: Paperless Payslips

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Two more payslips to go before we move to electronic payslips from April 2023!

From April onwards, payslips will only be available via the, Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Self Service Portal ( plus via the ESR App on your iPads and mobile phones). People who exclusively only undertake Bank work, will move to e-payslips as part of the phase 2 of the programme.

The Electronic Staff Record (ESR) is a payroll database system commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care that NHS organisations are entitled to use free of charge. Within the ESR system is the function of ESR Self-Service, for all NHS workers to access. Currently over 2 million NHS employees use the ESR Self-Service system.

As part of our work to become more sustainable, we want to reduce the amount of paper we use, as part of our green initiative. We also want to increase the data security from hardcopy payslips that remains around the departments. As part of the Fit For the Future People Services Transformation Programme, we are pleased to inform that EEAST is moving to an electronic payslip.

 

 

 

As a Trust we launched ESR Self-Service last year. You will be able to access the e-payslips via the ESR self-Service Portal for instant access to your payslips. We have seen an increasing of people accessing the portal in the past months.

 

ESR Self-Service gives you the ability to view and download your current and historic payslips instantly.

  • Available to view at a time convenient to employees, no waiting for the post to arrive
  • Can select to receive an email advising when your latest payslip is ready
  • Can be viewed anywhere on any device – home, work, mobile phone and tablet from any geographical location
  • Historical payslips/P60s from the organisation are available at the touch of a button, ideal for mortgage/earnings enquiries
  • Ability to save PDFs locally on personal devices/PCs
  • Can be viewed before payday

 You can also view your Total Rewards pension statement, update changes to your personal data and download your P60 at your fingertips. Find more about accessing ESR Self Service Hub here.

 

If you aren’t already using this service, there is plenty of time for you to get logged in and start using ESR before we move to paperless payslips. Please use these two months to familiarise accessing your payslip through ESR Self Service to ensure that you face no issue with it.

If you have never accessed ESR or haven’t logged in for a long period of time, you should have received an email with helpful information on how to log in to the portal. However, if you haven't received an email or require further assistance, please email esrselfservice@eastamb.nhs.uk.

Marika Stephenson, Executive Director of People Services 

 


 

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Published 23rd February 2023