blogs > Compliance
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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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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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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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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,...
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Paul Chappell
If your business operates a mobile workforce – care workers visiting clients, agricultural staff on zero-hours contracts, contractors dispatched to different sites each day – a Court of Appeal ruling handed down last year has direct implications for how you...
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Paul Chappell
A new enforcement body launched on 7 April 2026, and it has more power than anything that came before it. The Fair Work Agency has absorbed three existing organisations, inherited a budget and a workforce of 550 inspectors, and been...
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Paul Chappell
Every April brings a handful of changes. Usually, they are only tweaks – a wage rate here, a threshold there. You update your software, tick a few boxes, and move on. But 6 April 2026 is different. This isn’t a...
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Paul Chappell
Holiday pay compliance has been a slow-burning problem for UK employers for well over a decade. Most businesses are broadly aware that the rules changed. That regular overtime needs to be factored into calculations That paying basic salary during annual...
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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...