by Chloe Whittaker | Jan 2, 2019 | Payroll
The CIPD’s Labour Market Outlook report for the final quarter of 2018 gives us a decidedly ‘bah, humbug’ feeling about the New Year. It’s that time of year. A time to look back at the year that’s passed (as we do in this review of 2018), and a time to look ahead at...
by Chloe Whittaker | Dec 28, 2018 | Payroll
It was the year of GDPR, gig-economy wranglings, Making Tax Digital and auto-enrolment crackdowns. And that’s before we get to Brexit. If you work in payroll, 2018 has been a busy year… January We started the year by looking at the good, the bad and the ugly of what...
by Chloe Whittaker | Dec 21, 2018 | HR, Payroll
Like cheese and crackers, Slade and Christmas and Ant and Dec, some things are just meant to go together. Businesses have an uncanny knack of dividing their various functions into silos that never collaborate. That may ensure roles are kept nice and tightly defined,...
by Chloe Whittaker | Dec 14, 2018 | Pensions
Auto enrolment is proving a challenge for many, especially SMEs – and now The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is getting tough. We explore the mistakes inexperienced payroll workers are making most often. In October, four members of a Derby-based recruitment company became...
by Chloe Whittaker | Nov 23, 2018 | Benefits, Payroll
With Christmas around the corner (sorry) now’s the time for a reminder that when it comes to putting the cost of gifts through the company books, HMRC is a virtual Santa Claus – providing the gifts are “trivial”. Christmas can be a challenging time for payroll...
