We are often asked this question by business owners taking on their first employee particularly if they are not going to be working many hours. Employers believe that because they aren't paying their employee very much they don't need to put them on the payroll but that is not necessarily the case. Or perhaps because they are just taking them on for a trial period of a week or month they think it is a waste of time adding them to the payroll. Neither of these reasons will be considered by HMRC as an acceptable excuse for not putting your employee on the payroll if it is found later that they should have been. …

If your holiday year runs from January to December you will soon be calculating holiday entitlement for your staff for 2020. Here are some facts to be aware of and to ensure you calculate it correctly, particularly for those who work part-time. …

Payroll is easy isn't it? There is plenty of software out there that you can use to run your payroll which will tell you how much to pay your employees. So why do employers still get their employees' pay wrong and don't notice that it is wrong? Because, as with everything, the information you get out …

Many employers give their employees a gift at Christmas. If you are one of those generous employers have you considered whether there are any tax implications for the employee on the gift you give? …

Most apprenticeships tend to start in September so now is a good time to consider what having an apprentice involves for you, as an employer and what the costs might be. …