Are outsourced payroll services really suitable for small businesses – or is it cheaper and more convenient to keep things in-house? There’s still a general perception that outsourcing payroll is something larger companies do. You might reasonably ask ‘larger than...
P11D – A Guide for Employers
What are your P11D responsibilities – and how can you make those responsibilities less of a burden? Here’s our guide. What is a P11D? A P11D is a form which details the benefits in kind provided to your employees. Benefits in kind are things your employees receive in...
Employee Power – Why Your People Need to Feel Valued
Are you finding staff turnover is nudging up? Is recruitment getting harder? We explore the reasons why you may be noticing growing holes in your payroll. High unemployment may be a curse for individuals and a blight on countries but, always eager to look for silver...
Trivial benefits and Xmas gift giving
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...
Is paper time and attendance hurting your payroll?
Outsourcing your payroll takes a costly, time consuming process and eliminates it from your day to day operations. How much more time and money could you save if you changed your time and attendance system too? This week, around 1,300 health workers in Belfast found...
Pay awards: what British employers are spending
Though we’ve nearly reached the end of 2015, with annual budgets fast dwindling, a few lucky people will still receive a pay increase before the new tax year. What they receive, naturally, depends on their role, their skills, their employer and a whole bunch of...
When is a benefit in kind not a benefit in kind?
Benefits in kind should be treated equally and taxed at the same rate, say CIPP and AAT, and top of the list for preferred declassification is healthcare.