If the workforce in your employ numbers 250 or over, you’re required by law to calculate the difference in remuneration between male and female employees (gender pay gap). This legislation came into effect on April 6th this year, but we’re reminding you now because...
The ECJ’s decision in The Sash Window Workshop and another v King could have huge repercussions for UK businesses. Another month, another gig-economy-related upheaval in employment law, and this one could see payroll departments reviewing the historic holiday pay of...
Once upon a time your payroll department simply had to process the payroll and pay the wages. Now, a seemingly endless array of compliance activities is set to be further complicated by a requirement to publish executive pay. But is it such a big deal? It is, so the...
Here are some things worth considering when deciding how often you should pay your staff. Not everyone pays monthly. Some organisations, depending on role, may pay in a variety of ways, with some staff salaried, others on an hourly rate, and still more paid on an ad...
The gig economy and disruptive market entrants are forcing established businesses to look at what the young challengers are doing and do likewise. And outsourcing payroll should be a central plank of your strategy. Back in June 2015, as reported by UK agency Amaze in...
No payroll department sets out to make late or incorrect wage payments. But new research by SD Worx, as reported in People Management, shows that sometimes it’s a fact of life – especially for overstretched in-house payroll sections in smaller businesses. More than...
Feel that HMRC unreasonably targets smaller businesses rather than the big beasts? Its raid on football could be a sign that things are changing. Earlier this month, HMRC announced that it had collected £702 million in unpaid payroll taxes, largely by focussing on the...
With new regulations coming into force in April, there’s still widespread misunderstanding about the requirement for gender pay gap reporting. A quick recap: from April 2017, businesses and charities with more than 250 employees will be required to place on their...