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 leave and calling it done is no longer enough. But many have taken comfort in
Afshar v Addison Lee – what this holiday pay ruling means for your business Read More »
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 in a long time. Whether you are an employer engaging contractors, a payroll professional, or
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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 same time that’s been slightly under the radar – and it will affect millions of
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 complexity to payroll – particularly when it comes to calculating statutory payments. Holiday pay, pensions,
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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 employee is travelling to qualifies for tax-free treatment in the first place. That question –of
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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 so. If you employ people, engage contractors, or work with freelancers, you need to understand
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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 when the majority of its early reforms land. On top of that, the Fair Work
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April 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most significant moments for payroll compliance in recent years. Two changes are landing at the same time, and together they raise the stakes considerably for employers. The first is R-day – short for records day – on 6 April 2026, when enhanced record-keeping expectations around
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The first wave of employment law reforms is here. Are you ready? If you’ve been tracking the Employment Rights Act 2025 journey, you’ll know it became law on 18 December 2025 after a sometimes turbulent passage through Parliament. Now, we’re just days away from the first substantial changes taking effect, and they’re centred squarely on
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The government released a critical update on 3 February 2026 about their Plan to Make Work Pay. This is the biggest change to employment law in a generation, and it’s going to affect every UK business over the next couple of years. If you’re running a business, you need to know what’s coming. The good
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