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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...
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Stewart Waddell
In the daily rhythm of business life, payroll can sometimes feel like just another task, numbers, deadlines, deductions, submissions. But at Ascend Payroll, we know it’s far more than that. Payroll is about people, trust, and doing the right thing,...
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Paul Chappell
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...
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