If your staff are paid the minimum wage you will need to recalculate their pay with effect from 1st October 2015 to take account of the increases which came into force on that date.

Children aged 13 and upwards can be employed part-time but there are restrictions and they may require an employment permit issued by the Education Department of the Council. Most local councils require that an employment permit is issued as thi…

Reading Talk Business magazine recently I came across an article titled Payroll errors slowing UK small businesses in the race for talent which made interesting reading. Recent research of 1000 consumers by Sage showed that

If an employee is eligible to receive Satutory Sick Pay (SSP) you must pay this even though you can no longer reclaim this statutory payment from HMRC.

Yes. Anyone can, but it doesn't mean they get it right or understand it! The team who process payroll for our clients have a recognised payroll qualification and don't just rely on using payroll software to do the calculations. Being able to cal…