As a new report reveals the stress, anxiety and burn-out of juggling careers and parenthood, we examine a trend that’s been years in the making and is affecting parents, children and employers. ‘Parents need more support at work as parenting challenges increase’....
What Are the Proposed Changes to Pensions Auto Enrolment?
A bill currently progressing through Parliament could reduce the age and wage at which employers and employees start paying into pensions. Given the seismic upheavals in virtually every other area of life over the past few years, the world of pensions auto-enrolment...
Top 5 Considerations for Choosing an International Payroll Services Provider
When your business goes global, a whole new set of considerations come into play when it comes to choosing your international payroll partner. So what are the key considerations for helping you choose the right global payroll provider? Domestic payroll can be complex...
What Is International Human Resource Management?
What does International Human Resource Management do? And why should you make it part of the way you work? Business has a people problem. There simply aren’t enough workers to do all the work. According to a 2020 report by McKinsey, 43% of organisations report...
Pension Changes and Pension Carryover in The Budget
If you haven’t been using all your pension annual allowance for the past few years – and if you can afford to – now might be a very good time to boost that pension pot. You have a workplace pension. All your workforce does. Most won’t be bumping up against the...
Work From Home Fuels Scam Epidemic
Scammers are preying on the communication cracks that appear when people work from home, says accountants BDO. A few weeks ago, one of your European supply partners started calling about a new order. You hadn’t dealt with them before, but they’ve called a couple of...
Governments IR35 review finds ‘job done’
The changes in off-payroll working rules deliver an estimated £1.8 billion in additional tax. Case closed, the government suggests. We’ll spare you a repeat of the timeline of events that led us here. Unless you’ve been living under the remotest of rocks for the past...
Early Payments Are Easier When You Outsource Payroll
Most employers paid their people early over the Christmas period. Outsourcing payroll ensures that, when you need to do it, the process is simple and compliant. According to a recent poll by CIPP, 70% of employers paid their staff early over the Christmas season. This...