Payroll
If you’re wondering whether outsourcing provides more benefits than having an in-house team, take a look at all the ways outsourcing can be more effective.
Paternity tips for dads to be
Sitting at my computer at the start of the work day on February 6th was simultaneously the most disapointing and demotivating start to a work day I have ever had - which probably says alot. I was missing out on one of the biggest events in HR and Payroll, and my wife and I were 6 days overdue. I was missing one party, and our baby was late for the other!
Multigenerational workforce; are the differences a myth?
At the SD Worx European Conference, held at the Park Lane Hilton on Tuesday 6 February, a panel of six individuals from different generations gave their thoughts on age-based stereotypes, their personal values, career aspirations, the challenges they’ve encountered and what, if anything, can be done to address the differences between the age brackets within the workplace.
Top 3 technology trends set to shake up HR and Payroll
Technology is the wheel that never stops turning. If Moore’s Law is to be believed, the sheer power of processing units will have doubled within two years – and that means plenty of new pieces of tech that could shake up HR and payroll processes.
The new era of HR: digital transformation
With the aim to build a model employee experience, HR departments are compelled to rewrite the rules by revolutionising talent practices. Human resource management is designed to maximise staff performance, and the HR department should be a key component in an organisation’s digital transformation.
In-house payroll vs managed service
This article is intended to give a balanced view of payroll software versus payroll services. In the UK, the markets for payroll software and service co-exist and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
The end of the road for the company car?
With the ever-increasing benefit costs for company cars for both the employee and the employer, and the new rules for Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA), is a company car as cost-effective as it once was?
Global payroll: The challenge of looking local
Globalisation is a word synonymous with the rise of industry. However, recently we may have heard it thrown around a boardroom alongside the other generic buzzwords, and as such something about it becomes disjointed and bereft of purpose. In reality, globalisation is a powerful force – something that should be cultivated and respected in the corporate world.
Christmas is coming to payroll teams
During Christmas and the associated holiday season, payroll managers experience some annual adjustments and events. Simon Parsons takes us through some of the festive benefits – and the associated tax implications.
New Year resolutions – preparing for the UK new tax year
Ring out the old, ring in the new! We thought 2017 was a busy year for the UK with the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy and OpRA impacting salary sacrifice, flexible benefits systems and cash option benefit items such as Company Cars. HMRC introduced a plethora of changes which indirectly impacted employers with dynamic coding (yet continue to issue over 7 million P800 tax underpayment/overpayment letters) and an ability to not be able to calculate a predictive annual salary especially when a one-off bonus was paid. Now bank interest is being notified directly and numerous challenges to multi-tax codes are being issued to employers.
The legal obligations of processing data under GDPR: Part 2
Retention of the personal data is ‘lawful basis’ where it is necessary, for compliance with a legal obligation, for the exercise or defence of legal claims. For Payroll and HR reasons, employers must hold and retain personal information about their employees and former employees to meet these legal requirements.
Do you recruit for skills or character?
The payroll industry is fundamentally no different to any other in that success is typically delivered relevant to the quality of the individuals providing a service. As such, attracting and retaining the right people is critical. The job market has changed significantly over the last twenty years and the pace of change continues to be even faster. People displaying the right attitude and aptitude is appearing to be more important than those with just job skills and experience.
It's all a question of gender!
A question recently landed on my desk. It was not the first time and will unlikely be the last. It asked: