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Explaining indirect Bacs

What is indirect Bacs, and is it right for your business?

Calculating a payment and actually getting the money into the recipient’s account are two separate jobs. For payroll, you can calculate every salary correctly, produce the payslips and make your HMRC submissions on time. Someone still needs to create the...

Day in the life of a payroll apprentice

When you mention you work in payroll to friends and family, they often don’t really understand what is involved. People receive their pay and expect it to be right every time, without ever thinking about what goes on behind the...

hidden costs of in-house payroll

The hidden costs of in-house payroll

Why outsourcing makes financial sense When you receive a quote for managed payroll, it is easy to view it as a brand-new business expense. This usually happens because you are comparing it against a falsely low internal cost base. Many...

hidden costs draining your hospitality payroll

The hidden costs draining your hospitality payroll

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...

The future of hospitality payroll

The future of hospitality payroll

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...

Supporting staff during care home acquisition

Reassuring staff during a care home takeover

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...

Supporting care home acquisitions

Buying a care home? Don’t let payroll become your first crisis

Acquiring a care home is rarely a simple tick-box exercise. It’s often fast, messy, and incredibly stressful. Whether you are a large care group expanding your portfolio or a management company stepping in to turn around an ailing care home,...

The importance of staff continuity for managed payroll

Why staff consistency matters more than you think in managed payroll

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...

tronc and payroll managed service

Stop juggling two providers – why your tronc and payroll belong under one roof

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...

In-House vs Outsourced Payroll

Outsourced Payroll vs In-House

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...