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Alison Clynes
Tracey Ellis has been running payroll at Richard’s Chassis, the Rotherham-based Land Rover chassis manufacturer, for years. They first moved payroll outside the business around three years ago and they found a small, friendly bureau that delivered a good service,...
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Paul Chappell
The Fair Work Agency has published its first delivery plan, covering 2026 to 2027. For payroll teams, this is more than another piece of employment law reading. It’s the clearest signal yet of how enforcement of pay, tips and holiday...
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Liam Ridgill
There’s a nice moment that happens every December. Someone in payroll remembers to tell the team the Christmas pay date has moved earlier because of the bank holidays, and someone else forgets, and a handful of employees end up wondering...
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Maddison Wescott
When you mention you work in payroll to friends and family, they often don’t really understand what is involved. People receive their pay and expect it to be right every time, without ever thinking about what goes on behind the...
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Paul Chappell
Payrolled Benefits Payrolling benefits in kind is supposed to make life easier. Tax gets collected through the payroll as you go, rather than clawed back later through a tax code change. That only works, though, if you actually know what...
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Alison Clynes
We’re delighted to welcome Adele Blackham to Ascend as our new Head of Strategic Partnerships. Adele has spent her entire career in payroll, and she’s rejoining old colleagues Stewart Waddell and Richard Rowell, bringing a wealth of experience in client...
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Paul Chappell
The 2026 umbrella crackdown If your business relies on agency workers or contractors, you might assume that how they get paid is entirely the responsibility of the recruitment agency or their chosen umbrella company. For years, many businesses have taken...
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Paul Chappell
Employment Rights Act and Continuity of service Continuity of service is one of those concepts that sits quietly in the background of employment law until the moment it matters enormously. It can be the difference between an employee having real...
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Lucy Brewitt
There is a change coming to pension salary sacrifice that does not get nearly enough attention, and April 2029 has a habit of feeling a long way off right up until it is not. From 6 April 2029, National Insurance...
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Paul Chappell
As an employer, you want to look after your team’s health and wellbeing. Offering to cover the cost of routine healthcare like eye tests and seasonal flu vaccinations is a brilliant way to show you care. But historically, the tax...
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