Articles and information in relation to UK Payroll for business, employers and employees.
The final independent report of Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) commissioned assessment on the scale and nature of labour non-compliance and other work-based harms in the UK has been published with some shocking results. The report was to question: How many workers have their rights breached in the UK labour market? What issues do … Continue reading 5.4 million workers have employment rights breached
The HMRC Software Developers Support Team (SDST) have notified software developers on a difference in this year Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) uprating order to prior practice and original expectations. Under a notice issued to developers ‘Payroll 2026-27: Correction to uprating dates for certain Statutory Parental Pay entitlements’, the SDST have provided the following: … Continue reading Statutory Payments uprating error
From 6th April 2026, employees will be eligible to give notice to take Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave from their first day of employment. This change supports working parents and is claimed to help businesses attract and retain talent. What are the changes?: Employees can give notice of Paternity Leave from day one of … Continue reading Paternity Leave and Unpaid Paternity Leave from April 2026
Monday 20th January 2021, the government has laid regulations to implement Neonatal Care Leave and Pay. Subject to parliamentary approval, the regulations will come into force on 6th April 2025. The regulations implement the main provisions of the new entitlement. Specifically: The Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations implement a new entitlement for employed parents … Continue reading Regulations for Neonatal Care Leave and Pay laid
New package of measures aimed at tackling scourge of late payments New Fair Payment Code and fresh rules on company reporting and major consultation unveiled as part of package to tackle late payments Scourge of late payments costs SMEs £22,000 a year with 56 million hours of lost productivity across the economy – acting as … Continue reading Crack down on late payments to support small businesses – Fair Payment Code
Government has launched Help to Grow: Management Essentials, a new online training course filled with practical advice and resources for small business leaders. The free short course is an introductory version of the full Help to Grow: Management course to reach even more small businesses Essentials is the latest addition to the Help to Grow … Continue reading Free business management course for small businesses
Many employers and even payroll professionals have welcomed what some claim is a return of the 12.07% holiday pay method of operation which was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court as not meeting the requirements of the Working Time Regulations (WTR) and the Employment Rights Act (ERA) method of calculating the weekly average earnings for … Continue reading New Holiday Pay 12.07% – not as easy as you think!
The UK Government and Tata Steel agree on joint investment package to secure a sustainable future for steelmaking in Port Talbot. UK Government agrees proposal with Tata Steel to invest in greener steelmaking at Port Talbot, protecting the future of steel production and skilled jobs in Wales. Transformational investment – including one of the largest … Continue reading Future of jobs for Welsh steel secured