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Paul Chappell
Holiday pay compliance has been a slow-burning problem for UK employers for well over a decade. Most businesses are broadly aware that the rules changed. That regular overtime needs to be factored into calculations That paying basic salary during annual...
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Paul Chappell
IR35 has never been a settled area of law, and if you have been following tribunal activity over the past two years, you will know that 2024 and 2025 produced some of the most significant case law we have seen...
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Victoria McKay
Payroll is a profession built on precision and deadlines. Every month brings another immovable date, another payroll to deliver, and another group of employees depending on us to get things exactly right. In that kind of environment, how a team...
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Paul Chappell
April 2026 is already shaping up to be one of the busiest months in payroll compliance for a generation. We’ve written about the Employment Rights Act changes, the Fair Work Agency, and R-day. But there’s another change arriving at the...
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Paul Chappell
Tronc schemes are a well-established way for hospitality businesses to distribute tips and service charges to their teams. When they’re set up correctly, they’re efficient, compliant, and genuinely better for employees’ take-home pay. But they do introduce a layer of...
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Alison Clynes
One of the most common travel expense mistakes I see businesses make has nothing to do with the mileage rate or the meal allowance. It’s a much more fundamental error that they haven’t stopped to ask whether the workplace the...
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Paul Chappell
Employment status is one of those areas that looks straightforward on the surface and turns out to be anything but. It affects millions of workers and businesses across the UK, and getting it wrong can be expensive – sometimes significantly...
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Stewart Waddell
When a large care group or management company buys out a care home, the focus in the boardroom is usually crystal clear – CQC rating, occupancy levels and budget forecasts. But on the floor, the staff delivering the care are...
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Josh Donner
Holiday purchase schemes are a popular employee benefit, and it’s easy to see why. Extra time off is something most people value, and giving employees the flexibility to buy additional leave can be a low-cost way to enhance your benefits...
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Paul Chappell
April 2026 is nearly here, and it is shaping up to be one of the most significant months for UK employment law in a generation. The Employment Rights Act 2025 became law in December last year, and April 2026 is...