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Paul Chappell
P45s don’t have to be confusing. In this Payroll Simplified blog, we cut through the jargon and explain exactly when you need to issue one, including those tricky situations where an employee hasn’t actually been paid. What is a P45?...
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Stewart Waddell
When you’re choosing a payroll provider, cost and technology usually top the list. And fair enough, they matter. But there’s something else that’s becoming increasingly important to businesses evaluating providers, and that’s staff consistency. Recently, I was talking to a...
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Paul Chappell
The Government has announced the new statutory payments rates for April 2026, and if you’re thinking this is just another routine annual increase, think again. While most of the changes follow the expected CPI rise, there’s a fundamental shift happening...
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Josh Donner
If you’re running a hospitality business, you already know that tips and service charges are essential to your staff’s total earnings. You also know that tip distribution right isn’t optional anymore. Since the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act came into...
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LIam Ridgill
When you’re trusting someone with your payroll, you’re handing over some of the most sensitive data your business holds. Employee personal information, bank details, salaries, and National Insurance numbers. The works. Most payroll providers will tell you they take security...
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Paul Chappell
Employer National Insurance costs are going up. Personal tax thresholds have been frozen for years. If you’re an employer trying to figure out how to reward your team without breaking the bank, you’re not alone. When considering employee remuneration, employers...
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Paul Chappell
If you’ve got salaried employees on your payroll, you’ve probably wondered whether you’re legally required to carry out an annual excessive hours analysis for National Minimum Wage compliance. Maybe not surprisingly, the answer isn’t straightforward. It depends on how your...
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Paul Chappell
The gig economy has transformed how millions of people work in the UK, but significant changes are coming that will reshape this landscape. With the Employment Rights Bill reaching Royal Assent in Deccember 2025 and new regulations from the Autumn...
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Alison Clynes
Choosing whether to outsource your payroll or manage it internally might be a common business decision, but it’s not one that should be taken lightly. This comprehensive blog examines both options through the lens of cost, compliance risk, and scalability...
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Paul Chappell
As payroll professionals, we occasionally receive queries from clients about discrepancies between the figures we’ve submitted via FPS (Full Payment Submission) and the amounts HMRC has forwarded to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). These discrepancies can directly impact...
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