Budget 2026 – Low Pay Commission (LPC) recommendations take the National Living Wage to £13.21

Screenshot The Government has today announced increases to minimum wage rates from April 2027. The National Living Wage (NLW), the minimum wage rate for all workers aged 21 and over, will rise by 3.9 per cent to £13.21. The minimum wage for 18-20 year olds will increase to £11.27. The rates for 16-17 year olds … Continue reading Budget 2026 – Low Pay Commission (LPC) recommendations take the National Living Wage to £13.21 →

Payroll Question Time – Payroll Podcast

Payroll compliance rarely comes down to one person. But when the rules change, the questions multiply, and the pressure is on, having the right answers matters. On the latest episode of Payroll Question Time, Steve Yardley is joined by Mathew Akrigg MCIPPdip MAAT, Jeni Morris - NMW Specialist, Karen Thomson ChFCIPP MSc FHEA Dip, P … Continue reading Payroll Question Time – Payroll Podcast →

Is Your Business Really NMW Compliant?

Back in July 2026, Simon Parsons of PAYadvice.UK joined the award winning Fair Work Solution teams Podcast with Wendy Muirhead tackling the question of 'Is Your Business Really NMW Compliant?' With the launch of the Fair Work Agency and their first naming and shaming list of NMW breach employers, its still looking as if many … Continue reading Is Your Business Really NMW Compliant? →

Legislation updates 2027 for payroll

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Originally started in readiness for 2021, PAYadvice.UK are constructing its popular PAYadvice Series Legislation Update 2027 for payroll. We believe that PAYadvice was the first organisation in the UK to bring together the various resources needed by payroll professional and payroll software developers in preparation for the April 2021 through April 2026 changes, even to … Continue reading Legislation updates 2027 for payroll →

658 employers shamed for illegally “Short-changing staff”

Around £4 million has been repaid to 27,000 workers. Latest list of employers who have underpaid workers revealed as Government hands enforcement powers to new dedicated body. 658 employers named for failing to pay staff the National Minimum Wage, with £4 million returned directly to workers. Thousands of workers given more room to breathe as … Continue reading 658 employers shamed for illegally “Short-changing staff” →

Seafarers across the Channel set for better pay and protection

New laws will extend and strengthen seafarer protections beyond UK territorial waters. thousands of seafarers working across the Channel are to benefit from proper rest periods, fair pay, and stronger protections as the government goes further to make seafarers’ lives fairer, safer and better the consultation on mandatory rights for seafarers follows the introduction of … Continue reading Seafarers across the Channel set for better pay and protection →

Zero hours! Ending one sided flexibility

The government have launched (Tuesday 2nd June 2026) the consultation on Ending one- sided flexibility: reforms of zero hours and similar contracts. The consultation - Zero Hours contracts - give your view The consultation explores key aspects related to new rights for eligible workers to: Guaranteed hours Reasonable notice of shifts Payment for shifts cancelled, moved, … Continue reading Zero hours! Ending one sided flexibility →

Employer Bulletin: April 2026

HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The April 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: April 2026 →

Minimum wage shock – penalties for some big names

389 employers … named for failing to pay workers the minimum wage to tens of thousands of workers. Employers told to repay over £7.3 million in wages owed to workers to aid the cost of living for some of the lowest earners. 389 named employers, including well-known brands, faced consequences for failing to pay the minimum wage through £12.6 million in penalties. Around 60,000 workers found to have been underpaid as employers who break the rules are … Continue reading Minimum wage shock – penalties for some big names →

HMRC confirm most of the 2026/2027 values for software

Payroll 2026-27: Allowances, Rates and Thresholds from April 2026 Dear PAYadvice.UK Following the Autumn Budget of 26 Ltd November 2025, we can confirm the following information for payroll 2026-27. Where details are not currently known, these are marked as TBA. We will provide a further update as soon as we can. We will also provide … Continue reading HMRC confirm most of the 2026/2027 values for software →

Isle of Man minimum wage change proposals 2025

The Isle of Man Tynwald (Parliament) is being asked to approve increases to the Isle of Man’s Minimum Wage at the February 2025 sitting which, if approved, will see the rate achieve parity with the current Living Wage of £13.05 during 2025. The new rates, proposed by both the Department for Enterprise and Treasury, will … Continue reading Isle of Man minimum wage change proposals 2025 →

Isle of Man – Minimum Wage increase 1st July 2024

The Isle of Man has reviewed and announced interim increases to the Minimum Wage, and a future change to align with the Living Wage. At the May 2024 sitting of Tynwald, the following interim increased Minimum Wage Rates were approved. These rates apply from 1st July 2024. From 1st July 2024 rates The Tynwald has … Continue reading Isle of Man – Minimum Wage increase 1st July 2024 →

Jersey – Minimum Wage Increase

The Jersey Government has announced that minimum wage is to rise to £10.50 per hour from 1st November 2022. This replaces and enhances the previously planned incremental rise to £10 per hour from 1st October 2022 in advance of a further January 2023 increase, neither of which will now take place. Only enacting one rise … Continue reading Jersey – Minimum Wage Increase →