Our blogs
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Victoria McKay
Learning at Work Week is a good moment to stop and think about what learning actually means in practice. Not just in theory, but day to day, in the middle of a busy payroll operation, whilst juggling multiple clients, hard...
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Lucy Brewitt
Workplace pension contributions might seem straightforward on the surface – an employer pays in, an employee pays in, and the pension pot grows. But the mechanics of how those contributions are calculated are more nuanced than many payroll teams, and...
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Alison Clynes
If you run a hospitality business today, your payroll is rarely simple and predictable. It is a constantly moving target. You’re working with a mix of salaried managers, weekly paid bar staff, casual workers covering seasonal shifts and often agency...
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Josh Donner
As a charity or not-for-profit organisation, every donation counts; it not only goes to fund your cause but also keeps the lights on, wages paid, and storefronts open. Making sure that your costs and outgoings are well managed is essential...
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LIam Ridgill
Every year on the first Thursday of May, the security community marks International Password Day. This year’s theme goes further than encouraging stronger passwords. It is about moving beyond them altogether. For those of us working with payroll data, that...
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Josh Donner
For UK charities, not-for-profits, and community interest companies, managing a tight budget is a constant balancing act. Every penny saved on administration is a penny that can be redirected straight into your frontline services and core mission. In the current...
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Josh Donner
Protecting your hospitality margins amid the 2026 cost crisis With one third of the hospitality sector now operating at a loss, managed outsourced payroll and tronc management isn’t just day-to-day administration; it’s a survival strategy. Running a hospitality business right...
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Paul Chappell
Ask most people to define a car, and they’ll look at you like you’ve lost the plot. Four wheels, an engine, you drive it. Done. Ask HMRC the same question, and you’ll get a very different answer – one that...
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Alison Clynes
April is Stress Awareness Month. It is a moment the HR and wellbeing world tends to mark with statistics about burnout and articles about resilience techniques. All of that is useful. But we wanted to do something a bit different...
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Paul Chappell
The Employment Rights Act 2025 has generated a lot of noise. Day one unfair dismissal rights. Fire and rehire reforms. The Fair Work Agency. All of it warranted, all of it well-documented. But buried in the detail of the Act,...