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
Holiday pay clampdown is on its way with new employer recording obligations and Holiday Pay compliance being introduced alongside the Fair Work Agency enforcement duties. Holiday entitlement and pay rights All employees and workers across the United Kingdom have rights to holiday entitlements and pay. Statistical analysis has shown that in excess of 1.8 million … Continue reading Employers required to keep holiday records
The June 2025 Employer Bulletin has outlined and shared resources for umbrella employer organisation, their users and associated employees. The HMRC published and named tax avoidance schemes list contains a sizeable number of umbrella organisations who have been found to be promoting and operating tax avoidance schemes which don’t work. New guidance and tools for … Continue reading Umbrella employers – good practice updates
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data. Early estimates for February 2025 indicate that the number of payrolled employees broadly stayed the same compared with February 2024, at 30.4 million; a small rise of 0.2% or 67,000 employees. … Continue reading Earnings and employment to February 2025
Largest welfare reforms … to help sick and disabled people who can and have the potential to work into jobs - backed by a £1 billion investment, unveiled by the Work & Pensions Secretary Tuesday 18th March 2025 Work Capability Assessment to be scrapped and “right to try” work guarantee to be introduced Changes to … Continue reading Biggest shake up to welfare system
..millions have accessed their eVisa, as an extension to the period expired immigration documents can be used for travel is confirmed. Over 4 million UK visa holders have successfully created an account to access their eVisa, according to Home Office statistics published today. An estimated 600,000 people are yet to switch from their physical document … Continue reading Millions have taken action to access eVisa
The question on social media has been asked on what absence can be shown on a job reference from a former employer? What may be good, as part of the answer, is to cover general principle of what a reference can or cannot be and where it stands with regard to potential areas of discrimination … Continue reading Job Reference – what about absence?
Source: PAYE RTI from HMRC The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates for February 2024 indicate that the number of payrolled employees rose by 1.2% compared with February 2023, a rise of 368,000 employees. This annual increase was largest in the health and social work sector, a rise of 210,000 employees. Payrolled employment increased by … Continue reading Payroll pays 30.4 million employees
New TUC analysis reveals disabled workers are much more likely to be low paid than non-disabled workers Disabled women and disabled workers in the North of England and Wales are more likely to earn less Union body says government must ‘’stamp out’’ insecure work and calls for minimum wage to increase to £15 per hour … Continue reading 7 in 10 disabled workers earn less than £15 an hour
HMRC Real Time Information submission have indicated a new record number of people on payroll according to the Office For National Statistics (ONS). The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.7% in November 2022 to January 2023, 0.1 percentage points higher than the previous three-month period. The increase in employment was driven by part-time employees … Continue reading UK Payroll numbers hit new record
The Home Office have asked if PAYadvice.UK would share the following information with its readership. 1 March 2023 We are writing to inform you that the ‘Employer’s guide to right to work checks’ available on GOV.UK has been updated: The most significant updates relate to: clarification for employers on the use of Identity Document Validation … Continue reading Right to Work update: Employer’s guidance
The DWP has signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a nationwide programme run by the Centre for Ageing Better to promote age inclusive working practices. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recognises the immense benefit that a multigenerational workforce brings and will encourage other government departments and employers to sign up. Permanent Secretary Peter Schofield … Continue reading DWP leads way supporting people aged over 50 at work
DBS is putting jobseekers on alert for the scams that could leave them victims of theft and fraud. Jobseekers are being put on alert for the 7 signs of scams that could leave them out of pocket and at risk of identity fraud. January and February are acknowledged within the recruitment industry as peak job … Continue reading Jobseekers urged to watch out for 7 signs of job scams
A first-of-its-kind Better Hiring Toolkit has been launched, providing an essential guide for care sector employers to make informed, safer recruitment decisions. The best practice toolkit provides simplified guidance for free to support employers with both obtaining and providing effective references and conduct information. Best practice toolkit It has been compiled as a collaboration between … Continue reading Hiring toolkit supports care providers with safer recruitment
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published its latest Labour market overview indicating changes in employment for the United Kingdom. The UK employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 years decreased by 0.1 percentage points on the quarter to 75.5%, and is still below pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels. However, the number of people … Continue reading Labour market overview, UK: August 2022