National Payroll Week is here once again! Taking place 4-8 of September this is that one week of the year to really celebrate the payroll heroes in your business. Our team help small businesses run their payroll every day and we want to give them all a bit shout out...
Payroll is a central function to any business. It’s crucial of course, but the monthly process can also be time consuming and fiddly – not a great combination when your precious time could be spent growing your business. It goes without saying your employees will...
Your employees expect to be paid, on time, correctly, and for all their pension calculations to be right first time. But doing all this in-house, and error-free, can be a challenging task for any small business owner. We speak to hundreds of small business owners...
Payroll is essential for every small business with staff. And it has to be right—not paying your people properly is the fastest way to an unhappy team, which all business owners and managers will want to avoid! But with so many options on the market, it is really...
You’ll already know that as soon as you start to employ people, you need to organise payroll, and you need to do it well. Not only are there serious penalties for failing to inform HMRC about what you are paying your people, but you’ll have a number of unhappy staff...
If you’re a small business owner then you already know that the 2021 budget announcements are big news. We’re going to break down everything you need to know. In early March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his new budget. There are big changes coming to the furlough...
We are proud to announce we are a recommended HR app by Xero! For those of you who don’t know Xero is a SaaS (Software as a Service) accountancy platform, that has taken the accountancy world by storm ever since it was developed in a tiny New Zealand apartment back in...
Never in our lifetime have employers had to deal with such a fast-changing, disruptive and stressful environment as that caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Plans made one day have to be changed the next and, most importantly, the details and practicalities...
When setting up a small business, learning how to do payroll is often the most stressful part for employers. Making sure all the calculations are correct and getting the information over to HMRC ready for your staff to get paid on pay day can take up valuable time and...
As an employer, payroll will be one of the most essential aspects of what you do. The process starts as soon as you hire your first employee and requires regular management to keep it running smoothly. A solid payroll system is key in ensuring your company is...
When it’s time to let an employee go, whether it’s willingly or unwillingly, you’ll be faced with a list of tasks and things you’ll need to consider when they leave. One of the most essential tasks is working out the employee’s final pay. Final pay is the amount of...
If you've accidentally overpaid an employee, don't worry, it happens, and in most circumstances, you’ll be able to get the money back. But can an employer take back overpaid salary from an individual's wages, and what does the law say about employee rights when this...
Pay in lieu of notice, or PILON, is when an employee is dismissed and receives a compensation payment instead of working their notice period. The payment is designed to reimburse the individual for the portion of salary or wages lost due to not working their notice....
Recording and submitting expenses isn’t a task anyone enjoys much. And without a clear expense management process in place, all sorts of headaches can occur; an employee might wait all year to reclaim their expenses, or a dispute might arise over what can or can’t be...
The official definition of payroll is a company’s list of employees. However, it’s commonly understood to mean the combined wages and salaries paid out to all employees, and the department that looks after them. As an employer, payroll is one of the most important...