What is the Freelance Payment Portal?
Important information on the new BBC Freelance Payment Portal and what's changed.
Go to the Freelance Payment PortalImportant Update: Easter Bank Holiday Weekly Payroll Dates
Due to the upcoming Easter Bank Holiday - there will be some changes to timings of PAYE payments.
Weekly PAYE Payroll Changes
Anything claimed in the period Monday 23rd March - Friday 27th March will be paid on Thursday 2nd April.
Anything claimed in the period Monday 30th March - Monday 6th April will be paid on Friday 10th April.
Following these two affected weeks, the timings of the PAYE weekly payroll will return to the regular deadlines and Friday pay dates.
Monthly PAYE Payroll Changes
The monthly PAYE payroll will be paid as normal on Wednesday 15th April. The only change is that payments intended to be paid in April monthly payroll should be claimed prior to Thursday 2nd April.
The Freelance Payment Portal (FPP) is the online system that freelancers and agents use to view and accept their bookings for the BBC.
If you are a freelancer or an agent this is where you will manage your BBC bookings and claim payments.
If you use assistive technology such as screen readers or speech to text software, please contact us for help with the FPP.
Using the Freelance Payment Portal
There are a number of mandatory steps to complete, prior to claiming your payment.
- Register for BBC Connect to access the portal.
- Your right to work check has been carried out by your BBC Contact.
- You have completed the demographic information tile on the portal.
- Bank details have been entered.
We have a selection of bitesize support videos on this page to help you with how to register, log in, and use the new Freelance Payment Portal. Each video guides you through specific features, making the system easy to use.
How to register for BBC Connect
Logging on after previously registering
Updating personal information
Accepting your first booking
Getting additional help
Important Information for PAYE Freelancers
If you are a PAYE Freelancer, payments will be claimed automatically and paid in the following month’s payroll, as long as the above steps have been completed.
- Payroll cut off is 3rd of each month to be paid on the 15th of that month.
- Your payment lines will be greyed out and not selectable. Instead they will be claimed automatically on the date your BBC Contact has scheduled for the payment to be released. Once claimed, it will appear on the claimed history tile.
Please see the example below:
A booking accepted on the 3rd November, with a payment date of 3rd November, will be automatically claimed overnight to be included in November payroll, and will appear on the claim history tile on the 4th November. If a booking is accepted after a payment date, that payment will be claimed overnight to be paid in the following payroll.
PAYE Payslips
PAYE workers who have tax and national insurance deducted by the BBC will have access to a monthly payslip.
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