Could a white label payroll service give your accountancy business a new revenue stream? Every now and again, you’ll come across an accountancy practice (typically a larger one) that runs its own payroll bureau. But for everyone else, payroll is a service that feels...
Update: just as we were about to publish this post, Boris Johnson announced a new national lockdown for England and with it an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The CJRS is now due to end on 30 November, with the Job Support Scheme replacing it...
We’ve seen plenty of recent media coverage about apprenticeships. Yet amid a flurry of announcements, employers could be forgiven for having lost track of what’s available now and what’s coming next. So if you already have apprentices on the payroll – or you’re...
The furlough scheme was set up in a hurry, and businesses signed up in haste as the impact of lockdown was only just beginning to be felt. So how can you make sure that HMRC doesn’t now ask for its money back? Towards the end of September, Kingfisher, parent company...
Received a letter from HMRC about the CJRS payments you claimed? You’re not alone. 3,000 companies have been contacted by HMRC about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grants it believes may have been overpaid or incorrectly paid. According the Institute of...
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...
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...
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...