Payroll

It seems that Holiday Pay can sometimes include commission – but only if it’s related to the number of sales you make at work. That verdict comes from a recent ruling by the European court of justice (ECJ) – otherwise workers could be put off taking leave. Most workers in the UK have a right to…

Payroll – vital to businesses but it can be expensive… To cut down these expensive processes, you first have to get to grips with it. I’m not talking about taking the easy route of cutting jobs or expenses – instead understanding how to make the function itself more streamlined and efficient. Understanding and reducing payroll…

Over 30 per cent of small and medium businesses (SMEs) are unprepared for auto enrolment, according to a new survey from Moorepay. The figures revealed that 30 per cent of the 2,500 SMEs surveyed are oblivious or unsure of their responsibilities for the new workplace pensions laws. Futher anaysis of the survey revealed that there…

One of our Payroll Managers, Val Walker, has been recognised for outstanding achievement and has been listed in the acclaimed Payroll Top 50. Every year, Payroll World Magazine recognises the hard work of outstanding professionals that have made an impact on payroll over the last year. The list, which includes a wide range of well-known…

Payroll processing is taking longer than ever for some firms since the introduction of Real Time Information (RTI) last year, according to HMRC research. Out of the 446 employers surveyed by HMRC, 25% found that reporting their End of Year returns takes much longer now that they have to do it in real time. The…

Higher penalties are being imposed on employers who fail to pay National Minimum Wage rates. Employers could be publicly named and shamed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills or even face prosecution. Why do we have a National Minimum Wage? National Minimum Wage legislation was essentially introduced to stop exploitation of workers and…

Employers could soon save up to £2,000 on their National Insurance contributions (NICs) through a new Government initiative. A new Employment Allowance will be available from 6 April 2014 for eligible employers, allowing them to dramatically reduce Class 1 NICs.* Can I claim? Any business or charity that pays employer Class 1 NICs on employee…

Despite living extremely busy lives, millions of UK workers don’t earn enough to live on – not enough to feed and clothe their kids, provide power for their homes, and for the other necessities of life. Shockingly, more than half of the children living in poverty in this country have one or more working parents.…

Have you lost your payroll person? Are you scared of doing something wrong? Are you concerned that it’s costing too much time and money or worried about changing legislation? Well, when making your decision to let someone else manage your payroll for you…try comparing it to a dishwasher. Is it better to wash the dishes…

Branded one of the biggest changes to payroll legislation since the introduction of PAYE, Real Time Information (or RTI), was rolled out in April 2013 at Her Majesty’s request. While the nuts and bolts of PAYE remain unchanged, the ‘how’s’ and ‘when’s’ of payroll processing have caused quite a shake-up within the industry. In a…

HR and payroll provider Moorepay has announced a hugely successful year. Morepay is celebrating its 1,000th new client win and is helping to close the gap that left small and medium-sized businesses often ignored by providers. Upon launch in March 2012, Gary Boyes, Director at Moorepay (a NorthgateArinso company), predicted big things for Moorepayhr, their cloud-based integrated HR…

Churning out contracts, timesheets and attendance records to name a few, the HR and payroll department are a paper-making machine. While the requirement to print certain documents remains, there’s little doubt that this approach is hardly environmentally friendly. But times are changing and there are some documents traditionally delivered in hard copy that have made…