Historically, payroll practitioners were seen as support staff for a humble back-office function, but that’s far from the case. Today, payroll practitioners increasingly share their pride in being...
The Employment Rights Bill looks set to ensure that statutory sick pay (SSP) is available to all workers, from the first day of sickness absence.
Payrolling benefits-in-kind (BIKs) will become mandatory for all UK employers from April 2026, replacing the current manual system – which uses P11D forms – with real-time information.
ONS figures suggesting that Baby Boomers have nest eggs 30 times larger than Gen Zs are a stark warning that younger people won’t have enough money to comfortably retire on.
When preparing to invest in new technologies and processes, employers rarely assess the cost of doing nothing. But as 2025 approaches, the payroll industry needs to consider this.
A third (35%) of payroll professionals lack a backup system for Bankers Automated Clearing Services (BACS), survey findings shown exclusively to HR magazine from payment provider Caxton have revealed....
The UK payroll landscape continues to evolve at pace. Rather than HR leaders shying away from this, it’s something to be viewed as a real opportunity.
The majority (82%) of payroll professionals say that there are no mechanisms in place to ensure that AI advancements in payroll are handled ethically and responsibly, according to a survey by the...
A survey of payroll professionals revealed that 7% of organisations are using an early wage access (EWA) scheme, which allows employees to access a percentage of the pay they have earned before their...
The recent IT outage that many Microsoft users experienced due to the CrowdStrike update caused a loss of productivity and revenue. It was a headache for many businesses. But employees were also left...
From April 2026 onwards, payrolling benefits will become mandatory, making P11D forms a thing of the past. Though we’re two years away from what the payroll community calls ‘the big switch’, early...
A quarter (25%) of UK PAYE employees have received a paycheque from their employer that was incorrect, research from The Global Payroll Association revealed.
