Key Takeaways The Renters’ Rights Act brought the biggest shake-up to private home rental in England in decades—and is still being rolled out. Awaab’s Law will soon be applied to private housing, and introduces hazard categories and timelines for action. The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) has simplified the number of hazards—and you … [Read more…]
Holiday pay rules for irregular workers are one of the most misunderstood areas of UK employment law. So it’s no surprise that SMEs find the legislation complicated. But it’s not because business owners aren’t trying to get it right. The rules changed in April 2024. Many of the most-visited government pages still carry outdated information … [Read more…]
Key Takeaways HMRC has confirmed payrolling benefits in kind is becoming mandatory in two phases: from 6 April 2027 for certain kinds, and from 6 April 2028 for most others. Loans and employer-provided accommodation stay outside the mandatory rules for now. For most BiKs, taxes move from an estimated tax-code adjustment to a real-time deduction … [Read more…]
Outsourced employment is when two organisations share responsibilities for the same group of workers. This business relationship usually splits up responsibilities by having one organisation manage the day-to-day work while the other is the legal employer and manages HR, payroll and other types of admin. It can be a useful arrangement for smaller businesses or … [Read more…]
Key takeaways AI is already transforming HR: The majority of HR leaders expect AI to reshape HR and payroll within the next five years, with many teams already using it for recruitment, onboarding, analytics, and learning. The biggest benefit is time back for strategic work: AI helps reduce admin-heavy workloads, allowing HR teams to focus … [Read more…]
For many UK employers, P11D filing is an annual compliance task that arrives, gets done and gets forgotten. This year is different. The 2026 filing season is expected to be the last full P11D cycle for several key benefits before HMRC begins phasing in mandatory payrolling from April 2027, with the majority of other benefits … [Read more…]
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the threat landscape. It is making attacks faster to develop, easier to scale and harder to distinguish from legitimate activity. For small and medium-sized businesses, this matters because the pace of change is accelerating faster than many can strengthen the governance, visibility and operational discipline needed to keep up. That’s … [Read more…]
For UK business owners, HR professionals or anyone who runs a business, Employer National Insurance 2026 is one of the biggest payroll costs you need to plan for, especially now the April 2025 changes are fully in effect. With so many other tasks to manage, it’s not surprising that many SMEs are still running on … [Read more…]
When running a business, it’s essential to have enough cash to cover your working capital—paying suppliers, employees, and tax—as well as to invest in equipment and fund your growth. There are many ways to borrow money, and more options today than there have ever been. Borrowing is also more expensive than it was even five … [Read more…]
Running a business is hard. A lot of SMEs right now are running on the same unspoken strategy: get through this month, then the next one, then figure out the rest. That’s understandable. But survival mode has a ceiling. Stay in it long enough and it stops being a response to difficult conditions and starts … [Read more…]