Times are tough. So is this a time to circle the wagons and keep tight control over your business functions? Or is the better move to boost your flexibility and offload tasks that can be delivered elsewhere? The UK was the major economy hardest hit by Covid-19. So...
The Job Retention Scheme & You – Where Are We At?
How will the furlough scheme change over the next few months? What are the chances of a further extension? And what does that mean for busy payroll teams? Trying to keep up with the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) since its launch earlier this year has been a...
Payroll Outsourcing for SMEs – What are the Benefits?
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...
Payroll outsourcing for travel and tourism
Is keeping your payroll in-house costing you money? Here’s are 5 ways outsourcing can make life easier (and cheaper) for every holiday park, theme park, tourist attraction and travel company. Recover from coronavirus At time of writing, the UK is tentatively leaving...
Outsourced Payroll Costs for SMEs
If your small business is thinking of outsourcing payroll, how much will it cost? You run an SME. You know the benefits of outsourcing your payroll – from efficiencies to savings, compliance to security – but there’s one small problem. Do a quick Google of ‘payroll...
Keep in Touch (KIT) Days
What are they? Are they compulsory? What work can you ask employees to do? And how much do you need to pay employees who work KIT days? Here’s our guide. This is an expanded and updated version of a piece we first published in April 2016. What are KIT and SPLIT days?...
Payroll – 9 Reasons to Outsource
If you’ve been running payroll in-house up until now, why is it time to change? Here, we explore nine benefits of outsourcing your payroll. Save time; boost productivity It really doesn’t matter how many people you employ, processing payroll in-house is a drain on...
Maternity Leave, Shared Leave & Paternity Leave – A Guide for Employers (Part 2)
What’s required? What’s optional? And what are the requirements surrounding eligibility, notice and record keeping? Here’s our guide. Part 2 of this guide looks at paternity leave, shared leave and adoption leave. For Statutory Maternity Leave and Statutory Maternity...