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Payrolled Benefits Payrolling benefits in kind is supposed to make life easier. Tax gets collected through the payroll as you go, rather than clawed back later through a tax code change. That only works, though, if you actually know what...

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...

The UK’s statutory sick pay framework has just undergone its most significant overhaul in four decades. The Employment Rights Act 2025 brought a package of changes into effect on 6 April that affect virtually every employer in the country. For...

IR35 has never been a settled area of law, and if you have been following tribunal activity over the past two years, you will know that 2024 and 2025 produced some of the most significant case law we have seen...

Payroll is a profession built on precision and deadlines. Every month brings another immovable date, another payroll to deliver, and another group of employees depending on us to get things exactly right. In that kind of environment, how a team...

April 2026 is nearly here, and it is shaping up to be one of the most significant months for UK employment law in a generation. The Employment Rights Act 2025 became law in December last year, and April 2026 is...

The first wave of employment law reforms is here. Are you ready? If you’ve been tracking the Employment Rights Act 2025 journey, you’ll know it became law on 18 December 2025 after a sometimes turbulent passage through Parliament. Now, we’re...

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?...

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...

There’s a good chance you’ve considered switching payroll providers at some point. Maybe your current service is declining, mistakes are happening more often, or perhaps you’ve outgrown what they can offer. But then the doubts creep in, and suddenly staying...