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...
What would an extension of IR35 changes to the private sector mean?
To employ or not to employ? Potential changes to off-payroll working could create more questions than answers for payroll departments. Chancellor Philip Hammond used November’s budget to announce a consultation on extending IR35 – the rules surrounding ‘off payroll...
Real time = real costs?
The introduction of Real Time Information (RTI) has meant that, for many companies, there’s a new hidden cost to in-house payroll processing. RTI It was the biggest change to PAYE since 1944, and although it hasn’t changed the way PAYE is calculated, RTI has changed...
Budget 2013. Business as usual?
Whisper it quietly. As the dust settles, we may just have seen the most business-friendly budget in years — the new NI allowance, for example, is a significant boost for many businesses hesitant about the cost of employing staff.
How are you affected?
Who’s on the payroll?
You might think it’s a simple matter to decide whether a worker is employed or self-employed. Yet recent court cases (and an HMRC employer compliance review) show that, while the distinction has never been more important, correctly identifying status has never been trickier.