The Employment Rights Act 2025 and How it Affects Payroll
The Employment Rights Act 2025 became law on 18th December 2025. Most changes are coming into play from April 2026. The Fair Work Agency will monitor compliance and ensure that employers are adhering to the new rules. We have outlined some key changes that will affect your payroll and how. Paternity leave and ordinary parental […]
Changing payroll providers – why do so many prefer to do it in April?
April represents the beginning of the tax year and is often considered to be the best time to move your payroll. Here we explore the reasons why it may be so and what to do if you want to move mid-year. Arguments for moving payroll in April It’s a much simpler handover When processing payroll, […]
Payroll Changes from April 2026
From April 2026 there will be changes to National Minimum Wage rates and statutory pay rates. National Minimum Wage Current Year 21 & Over 18 to 20 Under 18 Apprentice April 2026 £12.71 £10.85 £8.00 £8.00 Previous Year 21 & Over 18 to 20 Under 18 Apprentice April 2025 £12.21 £10.00 £7.55 £7.55 Statutory Payments […]
Change to Small Employers’ Relief
Small Employers’ Relief is increasing from 8.5% to 9% in April 2026. What does this mean? What is Small Employers’ Relief? Most employers can reclaim 92% of statutory parental payments such as maternity, paternity and adoption pay from HMRC when running their payroll. However, Small Employers’ Relief allows some employers to claim 100% of payments […]
Statutory payments: table of rules
Type of Statutory Pay Pay Period Weekly Pay Amount Basic Eligibility Requirements Claim back from HMRC Statutory Sick Pay Up to 28 weeks £118.75/week * must be an employee who has done some work for the employer* earn an average of at least £125 per week* ill for more than 3 days in a row […]
Latest Salary Sacrifice Changes Explained
Salary sacrifice can be a bit of a minefield and the changes announced last week made things even more complicated! We’ve broken down some of the impacts here so that you can see how you and your employees are actually affected. Income tax relief will be received on all sacrificed amounts. Only National insurance relief […]
Key Payroll Updates from Autumn 2025 Budget
Income Tax & National Insurance Thresholds Freeze Extended Income tax and national insurance thresholds will now stay the same until March 2031 which is three years later than the original freeze. The personal allowance, i.e. the amount that can be earned without being subject to income tax is £12,570 per annum. This has remained the […]
Common Auto Enrolment Errors
Auto enrolment doesn’t need to be complicated, but it does require employers to ensure they are organised, accurate and regularly monitoring deadlines. Here are some common, and less obvious, errors with auto enrolment that we come across when taking on a new payroll client. Not enrolling a director’s spouse into a pension scheme As […]
National Minimum Wage Name & Shame List
National Minimum Wage Compliance: Avoid the HMRC “Name & Shame” List Hundreds of UK employers were recently named for underpaying staff, many by only small amounts. This has resulted in £6 million in back payments and over £10 million in penalties. Most breaches were administrative errors rather than deliberate underpayment, but the impact to these […]
New Rules for Statutory Sick Pay in April 2026
From 6 April 2026, the rules around Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) in the UK will change in significant ways. These are part of changes to The Employment Rights Bill which became law in late 2025. These changes protect employees but also create higher costs and complexities for employers. SSP will be payable from day one […]