It’s the last week of May. The holiday requests are already coming in: two people want the same week in August, someone’s put in for half-term in October and your office manager has just forwarded an email asking about the bank holidays. You open the holiday planner. There are three versions of it. One says … [Read more…]
Making Tax Digital (MTD) was first announced back in 2015, with Income Tax the first planned inclusion. History shows things didn’t run quite to plan. But now, here we are over a decade later: the clock is ticking down to 7 August, the first-ever quarterly update deadline for Income Tax. For most accountancy or bookkeeping … [Read more…]
The ability to hire talent from anywhere in the world can give your business a competitive advantage, but it also comes with navigating local regulations and tax laws. As with any employee, it’s vital to ensure you’re paying your international employees accurately and on time every payroll cycle. Performing payroll across borders might seem daunting, … [Read more…]
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 Many of the most-visited government pages still carry outdated information … [Read more…]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…]