by Megan Burnham | Apr 27, 2026 | Payroll
The 2026/27 tax year brings the most significant changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) in years. A new rate, a new calculation method, and the removal of a longstanding eligibility threshold all take effect from 6 April 2026. For payroll teams and people managers, these...
by Megan Burnham | Apr 20, 2026 | Benefits, Payroll
The 2026/27 tax year brings updated benefit-in-kind rates following the Autumn 2025 Budget. If your organisation provides company vehicles with private fuel, here is what has changed and what your payroll team needs to action. What Is the Company Car Fuel...
by Megan Burnham | Apr 15, 2026 | HMRC, Payroll
Student loan deductions are one of the more detail-heavy areas of payroll processing. With multiple repayment plan types, annual threshold changes, and new employee starter declarations to consider, it is easy for errors to creep in—particularly at the start of a new...
by Megan Burnham | Apr 5, 2026 | NI, Payroll
National Insurance (NI) is a mandatory contribution system that funds some of the UK’s most essential state provisions—the State Pension, the National Health Service (NHS), maternity support, and unemployment benefits, among others. Yet for many employees, it...
by Megan Burnham | Mar 20, 2026 | PAYE, Payroll
National Insurance (NI) is one of the most consequential deductions processed through payroll—and, in many organisations, one of the least well understood. Employees see it on their payslips each month. Employers account for it as part of every new hire’s total...
