If you’re a UK manufacturer, how can outsourcing your payroll benefit you? According to The Manufacturer, the manufacturing sector directly employees 2.6 million people in the UK, is responsible for 11% of our GVA, 70% of R&D and 44% of our exports. When your...
Less Pointlessness, More Productivity
As a survey of 2,000 companies reveals workers spend almost 1/3 of their times performing tasks that add little or no value, is it time to look at how much of your business’ workload is pointless? Many years ago, I worked in an office with its own payroll department...
A Guide to Bacs
Just Payroll Services is a Bacs approved bureau. But what does that mean? What is Bacs? And how does it make your life easier? What is Bacs? Bacs (Bankers Automated Clearing Services) is a way of transferring money from one bank account to another. It’s not the only...
Payroll outsourcing and compliance
4 reasons why outsourcing your payroll could be the simplest way to ensure you comply with employer legislation. If yours is a business that has grown from a time when it was just you and the dog to a team of dozens or more, you might yearn for an era when life was...
Are your P11Ds ready?
The deadline for P11Ds this year is 6 July, but could your payroll be doing more to help you complete them? If you’re in charge of processing your company’s payroll, tax and NI, you’ll already be completely familiar with the P11D, the form on which you report benefits...
What Does the Good Work Plan Mean for Your Payroll?
The Government’s Good Work Plan has gone live, with implications for employers and payroll providers across the UK. So if you haven’t made changes yet, what do you need to do? It’s hard not to see The Government’s Good Work Plan as an attempt to head off Jeremy...
Spotting the HMRC scams
HMRC scam phone calls, texts and emails seems to have become something of an industry in their own right. So here’s how to spot the real deal from the dangerous fake communications. Outsourcing payroll can bring many benefits in your dealings with HMRC. All changes of...
Why Entrepreneurs Need to Outsource Payroll
They are the creative spark behind every new business. They are frequently dynamic forces of nature. But there are some things entrepreneurs should leave to others. Confidence. Determination. An appetite for risk. Passion. Adaptability. The list of traits...