Whether you contract union or non-union talent and crew in the United States or Canada, NPI provides you with complete payroll services providing you with:

• A dedicated account manager
• All start up paperwork
• Calculation of your hours and overtime, meal breaks, premium pay and penalties
• Calculating agents commissions and handling escrow accounts accurately
• Verification of any union contract agreement provisions
• Payroll for your actors, crew, extras and musicians
• Calculations and payments for residuals and upgrades
• Workers’ compensation and unemployment coverage
• Payment and reporting of union pension, health and dues
• Filing your weekly payroll taxes, quarterlies
• Processing all unemployment claims
• Process your workers compensation injury claims
• Providing your employees with W2’s at years end
• Handle any employee calls whether accounting, union or payroll related
• Provide employee confirmation and earnings reports when necessary

Working hand in hand in these early stages and through the duration of your production ensures the following details run smooth for all entities:

• Once you have signed your contract with IATSE or Teamsters, AEA, DGA, WGA or SAG and any deal memo,  NPI will review your contract and verify all provisions with your local and union rep to ensure accuracy of anticipated contributions
• NPI always clears your employee through the social security administration to insure a match for contributions and payroll
• The correct dues are deducted for each union type, reported correctly and submitted in a timely fashion
• Pension, welfare and health contributions are calculated accurately based on your union type, and they are reported correctly and submitted in a timely fashion
• NPI will handle any union questions and especially any discrepancies the union may have with regards to reporting
• All time sheets and/or exhibit G’s submitted to NPI will be carefully reviewed for accuracy and NPI will determine total employee wages, including overtime, meal penalties, forced call, expense reimbursements and agent’s commission if applicable
• Any loan outs will be confirmed by the state agencies to ensure they are a valid corporation.  Ensuring this lessens the risk of paying a person as a corporation when they are in fact considered by law an employee