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When most people think about National Minimum Wage (NMW) violations in the UK, they imagine workers being paid below the statutory hourly rate. However, a more subtle and widespread issue often flies under the radar, but it is starting to...

In business, there’s a strange phenomenon that every company needs to understand – both excellent and abysmal service drive customers to make noise. And today, social media can amplify this noise further than complaints to service teams or disgruntled conversations...

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) represent cornerstones of UK employment law, designed to ensure fair compensation for workers across all sectors. For employers, understanding these regulations is not merely good practice – it’s a legal...

As an employer, managing statutory payments is a significant responsibility. While you’re required to provide various statutory payments to your employees, you may not be aware that you can recover some of these costs from the government. This blog post...

April 2025 sees the important introduction of Neonatal Care Leave. These new rules aim to better support families with babies who need special care after birth. So what is changing, and how might it affect you? What’s changing? More paid...

Running a business can be tough enough without leaving money on the table. Yet, thousands of businesses are doing just that by failing to claim the Employment Allowance, an incentive designed to slash your National Insurance bill. Many businesses unknowingly...

National Insurance numbers have been around since 1948, yet they are still a source of confusion for many employees. So here is a simple explanation of what your National Insurance number means. The easiest way to imagine it is that...

11th March is a significant day for our hometown of Grimsby. On this day in 1201, Grimsby’s Royal Charter was signed. At the time, Grimsby was one of only seven places in England with this charter, giving it the right...

When you signed up for a managed payroll service, you probably envisioned a hassle-free experience where experts take care of everything, leaving you with more time to focus on your business. This is often the promise they sell you, but...

The need to make a payment to an employee after you have already issued their P45 is more common than you may think. Perhaps you’ve discovered they’re owed additional overtime, or maybe there’s been a delay in processing their bonus....

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