A request by HMRC to add a message to payslips has gone down badly in some quarters. But even if you don’t add the rider, what information should you include on your payslips? It’s fair to say that the Social Care Levy has only become more controversial since it was...
The ink is barely dry on our latest Just Payroll newsletter which reports, among much else, that National Insurance will increase by 1.25% in April for employers and employees. But will it actually happen? Just one month ago, Britain was in a seemingly endless news...
National Apprentice Week takes place from 7 to 13 February 2022. As ever, the week will raise the profile of apprenticeships and showcase the difference they can make to companies and individuals. So if you’ve been considering taking on an apprentice but are yet to...
What do you need to do ahead of April’s rise in NIC? Some MPs have called for it to be scrapped. Some care home bosses have called for a rebrand in case the NI rise damages the reputation of the healthcare sector. But according to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, it’s...
Wages are on the up. In real terms however, they’re on the way down, currently fighting a losing battle with inflation. The effect is to leave more staff expecting a pay rise. But what happens when you can’t afford it? Sainsbury’s has announced a 5.3% pay rise for...
Covid. Rising costs. Staff challenges. Working from home. They’re combining to make 2022 the year when outsourcing payroll became near essential. We’d barely finished wishing each other well for the new year when articles warning of “'unprecedented' cost pressures as...
HMRC asks payroll operators to raise awareness of the Health and Social Care Levy The problem with introducing new taxes is that nobody likes paying the existing ones, never mind the new additions. That is, perhaps, one reason why the new Health and Social Care Levy...
As we approach the end of the year, what’s the state of IR35’s report card? This April, life changed if you were a self-employed worker contracting your services through an umbrella company or similar, or you were a company employing such contractors. IR35 altered the...