Whether you’re a payroll professional, a HR Manager, or a business owner, keeping on top of new payroll legislation is hard work. Just when you think you’re compliant – there’s something new to remember! And getting your payroll calculations wrong can incur hefty fines from the HMRC. It can also damage your company’s reputation - remember the companies named and shamed in 2018 for failing to pay National Minimum Wage?! What’s more, incorrect payments can harm your employee morale, which undoubtedly has a knock-on effect…
If you work in HR, you're probably drowning in Coronavirus queries. So, your new - additional - responsibilities with employment documentation, are the last thing you want to hear about... Whilst the Government recently deferred certain changes to employment legislation, those commonly referred to as the “Good Work Plan” will - thus far - take effect from 6 April. Read on to find out what you need to do to be compliant with the changing legislation. What do I need to do? Many organisations are…
What can you do when your employees can't work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Keep reading to find out. Millions of people are transitioning to homeworking and battling with IT systems and collaboration apps. We're also getting used to this new routine of remote working. But for many managers and employees, switching to homeworking is simply not an option. Perhaps you work in the manufacturing, transportation or food sector? Carrying out work to provide the nation with valuable services and resources throughout the COVID-19…
Please note: this article was correct at the time of writing, however take a look at our most recent blogs for the most up-to-date articles surrounding this topic. Vast swathes of the working population are now working on laptops from home. In some cases, multiple family members, working for different companies, are sharing the same kitchen table. The current Public Health crisis has resulted in many businesses implementing or reviewing Business Continuity Plans. As part of this, businesses have had to consider a mass move…
The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed that Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be paid to all qualifying employees from day one for Covid-19 / Coronavirus related sickness, including self-isolating. This took effect from 13 March 2020 and the measure will last for at least eight months. The emergency legislation (2020 no 287) was passed via a statutory instrument to amend the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982. This confirms that a person who is self-isolating to prevent infection or contamination with the coronavirus disease,…
CONTINUING TO PROVIDE EXPERT PAYROLL & HR I know that COVID-19 will be posing many challenges for you and your business and I would like to reassure you that supporting our customers through this turbulent time is our highest priority. Below you’ll find a quick summary of the steps that we are taking to ensure your people are paid on-time and in line with all legislative changes including the recent emergency changes, delivering on our commitment to #keepingtheUKpaid. All our colleagues are currently homeworking securely via our…
Business owners and senior executives need to be aware they face potential personal criminal liability if the organisation commits an offence due to their act or default. All senior executives have a duty to be as proactive on this, as with other matters, as someone in their position ought reasonably to be. With the current and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many employers are working hard to keep up-to-date, and are ensuring they understand the impacts on their business. There will be many business challenges to consider…
Required to submit a gender pay gap report this year? Furloughed some of your employees in 2020/2021? You may like to know how that will work. How does the government furlough scheme affect the gender pay gap reporting process? From 2017 any organisation with 250+ employees have to publish and report figures about their gender pay gap. Of course, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the Government Equalities Office (GEO) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) decided to suspend enforcement of the gender pay…
Please note, legislation has been updated in regards to holiday calculations since this article was written, effective for holiday years starting on or after 1 April 2024, so some of this information may be out of date. If you’re a Moorepay client, please contact us if you need guidance. Otherwise, please see this article on the changes for more information. The Court of Appeal has said that the way employers are calculating holiday entitlement is potentially wrong. In a long and detailed judgement, the Court of…
You may think that once your new employee has signed on the dotted line of their employment contract, the recruitment process is over. Unfortunately, you’ve still got lots of work to do to ensure the success of your recruit, even if the job ad stipulated ‘candidate must hit the ground running’. Yes - we’re talking about the employee induction process! We know that many employers invest lots of time and money into ensuring they recruit the most suitable candidate for their company. Yet when it…
