by Chloe Whittaker | Nov 13, 2018 | Budget, Payroll
If you run your own payroll department, here are the parts of Philip Hammond’s latest Budget that will have your payroll people beavering away in preparation for April 2019. It was the ‘end of austerity’. Or, depending on which side of the House you sit, it wasn’t...
by Chloe Whittaker | Oct 14, 2018 | HMRC, Payroll
The HMRC’s application of off-payroll rules have led to a landmark settlement for one former freelancer. We’ve written about the gig economy on numerous occasions, and in particular about the ongoing tensions between what constitutes freelance working, and the point...
by Chloe Whittaker | Oct 4, 2018 | Payroll, Workload
1-5 October is National Work Life Week, an initiative by Working Families to encourage more businesses to adopt policies that protect or boost the work-life balance. Businesses have been having conversations about work-life balance for the best part of two decades....
by Chloe Whittaker | Sep 22, 2018 | HR, Payroll, Workload
As a new survey shows most rail commuters are using train Wi-Fi to send work related emails, should employers and their payroll departments be worried or grateful? If you’ve been a rail commuter this week, you almost certainly sent or replied to an email or two on...
by Chloe Whittaker | Sep 12, 2018 | Payroll
Why do fewer workers in the UK do it for the love of the job? How many people on your payroll come into work every day because they love what they do? According to a new survey reported by the CIPP, it’s not as many as our European counterparts. 62% of payroll workers...