Have you completed your payroll process for 2014-15?  If not here are our five tips: 1.  If you did not identify on your last FPS that this was your final submission for the year you will need to submit an EPS (Employment Payment Summary) before 19th April 2015.  If you do not do this you […]

The new minimum wage rates to be implemented from 1st October 2015 were announced this week.   A 20p rise to £6.70 per hour for adult workers, a 27p rise to £2,30 per hour for workers aged 18-20, and a 57p an hour raise for apprentices.

The Pension Regulator says its time to nominate a contact for Pension Auto-Enrolment even though your Staging Date may not be until 2017. The Pension Regulator has been sending out letters to businesses with less than 50 employees advising employers of their Staging Date and asking them to nominate a contact before 30th April 2015. […]

Xero is becoming more popular with our customers.  The 24/7 availability of accounts information and access to current and previous management reports helps business owners work on their business and plan cash flow and growth. Xero have offered two months free to new customers who sign up before 31st March.  We have four of these […]

A worker’s employment status is not a matter of choice and will be very relevant went it comes to Pension Auto-Enrolment.  Your worker is EMPLOYED if most the following apply: They are told what to do, when to do it and how to do it They do the work themselves They are contracted to set […]

 If you have employees you will want to know how much you can pay your employees before you have to pay employer National Insurance Contributions. HMRC have announced the thresholds for 2015-16 which will apply from 6 April 2015,  Your employees can earn £3 per week more than they did in 2014-14 before you have […]