Opera 3 Payroll & HR
Pegasus Opera 3 SQL SE
HMRC PAYE and RTI recognised payroll software with full auto-enrolment, statutory payments and HR records — integrated directly with Opera 3 financials, no re-keying required.
Pegasus Opera 3 SQL SE — Payroll & HR
Payroll that handles everything.
So you don’t have to.
Opera 3 Payroll & HR is HMRC PAYE and RTI recognised — covering everything from weekly wages to complex multi-company payrolls, salary sacrifice, auto-enrolment and statutory payments. Fully integrated with Opera 3 Financials, so payroll postings flow directly to your nominal ledger without rekeying.
HMRC-compliant from day one
PAYE and RTI recognised by HMRC. Real-time submissions, auto-enrolment pension processing and statutory payments — SSP, SMP, SPP — all calculated automatically, every time.
From 10 employees to 25,000+
Scales with your business — weekly, monthly, hourly, salaried, temporary, permanent. Multi-company capability makes it equally at home in a payroll bureau environment.
Integrated with Opera 3 Financials
Payroll postings flow directly to the Nominal Ledger in real time — no rekeying, no exports, no reconciliation headaches. One system, one version of the truth.
What’s included
Opera 3 Payroll & HR — what’s in the box
A complete payroll and HR solution — HMRC-recognised, scalable and fully integrated with Opera 3 Financials.
Core Payroll
- HMRC PAYE and RTI recognised — full real-time submissions to HMRC
- Weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly and monthly payroll runs
- Multi-company processing with unbeatable speed at scale
- Handles temporary, permanent, hourly and salaried employees
- Suitable for payroll bureaus as well as in-house teams
- Payroll postings to Nominal Ledger in real time — no rekeying
Statutory Payments & Compliance
- SSP, SMP, SPP, ShPP and ASPP all calculated automatically
- Student loan deductions — Plan 1, Plan 2, Plan 4 and Postgraduate
- Court orders, attachment of earnings and multiple deduction types
- Data Provisioning Service — automatic P6 and P9 tax code downloads from HMRC
- HMRC Online Services for all RTI submission types
- National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage compliance checks
Auto-Enrolment & Pensions
- Full auto-enrolment processing — assessment, enrolment and re-enrolment
- Pension contribution calculations including salary sacrifice arrangements
- NEST and NOW: Pensions direct integration — submissions without manual exports
- Support for multiple pension providers and contribution structures
- Postponement, opt-out and opt-in all handled within the system
- Full audit trail of all enrolment decisions and communications
Salary Sacrifice
- Reduces employer and employee NI contributions through approved schemes
- Covers pension contributions, childcare vouchers, cycle to work and more
- Configurable sacrifice amounts — fixed value or percentage of salary
- Correct tax and NI treatment applied automatically to each scheme type
- Fully integrated with auto-enrolment and pension provider submissions
HR Records & Absence
- Employee records including contracts, start dates and job history
- Holiday entitlement tracking — days or hours, across multiple leave types
- Absence management with Bradford Factor scoring and return-to-work records
- Training records and skills matrix per employee
- Appraisal records and document attachments against each employee file
- Disciplinary and grievance log with full history
Email Payslips & P60s
- Email payslips directly to employees from within Opera 3 — no printing or posting
- P60s emailed at year end — password protected PDF delivery as standard
- Reduces admin time and postage costs significantly
- Supports a mobile and remote workforce without a self-service portal
- Full audit log of every payslip and P60 sent per employee
Take a closer look
Opera 3 Payroll & HR in practice
A familiar, intuitive interface that your payroll team can use from day one — with the depth underneath to handle complex scenarios, multi-company structures and full HMRC compliance without breaking stride.
Employee self-service
Employees access their own payslips, P60s and HR records via Pegasus Web Xchange — reducing payroll admin queries significantly.
Real-time Nominal Ledger posting
Payroll costs post directly to Opera 3 Financials the moment a payroll run is processed — cost centre analysis included.
Timesheets integration
Timesheets raised in Opera 3 Costing transfer directly into Payroll — no rekeying of hours or rates for project-based employees.
Automated DPS tax code updates
P6 and P9 tax code notices downloaded automatically from HMRC's Data Provisioning Service — new codes applied instantly without manual intervention.
HR absence & Bradford Factor
Absence patterns tracked with Bradford Factor scoring — flag persistent short-term absence before it becomes a management issue.
Paperless payslips & P60s
Password-protected payslips and P60s emailed directly from Opera 3 — no printing, no posting, full audit trail per employee.
See it in action
Opera 3 Payroll & HR — demo videos
Opera 3 Payroll & HR
Opera 3 Payroll & HR — Full Overview
A complete walkthrough of Opera 3 Payroll & HR — covering payroll processing, statutory payments, auto-enrolment, HR records and integration with Opera 3 Financials.
Opera 3 Payroll & HR
Emailing Payslips & P60s from Opera 3
Step-by-step guide to setting up and sending password-protected payslips and P60s directly from Opera 3 — cutting print and postage costs and putting documents in employees' inboxes instantly.
Also available
Extend Opera 3 Payroll & HR
Additional modules and services that work alongside the core Payroll & HR system — ask Diskel about what's right for your business.
Employee Self-Service
AvailableVia Pegasus Web Xchange — employees access payslips, P60s, holiday requests and personal records through a browser portal without needing access to Opera 3 itself.
Timesheets
AvailableEmployees submit timesheets via Web Xchange — manager-approved hours flow directly into Opera 3 Payroll and Costing, eliminating manual timesheet entry entirely.
P11D Organiser
Coming soonPegasus P11D Organiser is being integrated into the Opera 3 Payroll suite — full details to follow. Contact Diskel to be kept informed when it becomes available.
Product datasheet
Opera 3 SQL SE — Payroll & HR datasheet
Full feature list, module overview and technical specifications for Opera 3 SQL SE Payroll & HR — useful for evaluation, internal sign-off or sharing with your HR team.
PDF — Opera 3 SQL SE Payroll & HR
Pegasus Opera 3 SQL SE
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