Check your payrolls not a turkey this Christmas

December 19, 2016
Make sure your payrolls not a turkey this Christmas by double checking your BACs payment dates and avoiding non processing days. You’ve done all of the hard work getting payroll done but Christmas Eve of course falls on a non BACs processing day. This year Tuesday 27 De ...
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Don't let your festive payroll go out with a bang!

December 15, 2016
Elf & Safety may not be high on your payroll agenda but don’t let the last festive payroll of the year go up in smoke, or fail to deliver for that all important festive cheer. It may sound daft but fires in the workplace rise during the festive period, and Christmas ...
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Top Ten Payroll issues for 2017

December 13, 2016
What’s in store for payroll in 2017? Get ready for more change as we explore the Top ten payroll issues for 2017. The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement continued to add to the long list of issues for many payroll managers and, as a result, 2017 looks set to be another chall ...
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Is your SME crying out for an employment helpline?

December 12, 2016
Most micro and SME employers start life with either the owner, director or a jack of all trades handling all employment matters, walking a tightrope of contractual policies and statutory procedures in an ever-changing HR landscape. It’s scary. One step in the wrong direction ...
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International Payroll – Top five reasons to outsource

December 7, 2016
Expanding into a foreign country is far more complex than many companies envisage at the outset. Consider trying to deal with many foreign payroll service providers and keeping up with foreign legal and HR requirements. Sure, you could do it all yourself, but that would requi ...
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Generalist payroll outsourcers still struggling to deliver

December 5, 2016
Six months ago I wrote an article at how larger organisations continue to choose generalist outsourcers who then deliver a terrible service. Serco’s £1million payroll debacle at Lincolnshire County Council is testament to why payroll should only ever be outsourced to payroll ...
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What to ask before signing a new payroll contract in 2017

November 30, 2016
Before embarking on a payroll change, take stock. Such a proposition can have a massive impact on your business if you get it wrong. It takes far more than price comparisons and due diligence to make sure that you have chosen the right outsourcing company. What do you wish yo ...
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Black Fripay is back! Great Black Friday deals on payroll

November 24, 2016
After last year’s success on “Black Fripay”, payroll’s equivalent to Black Friday, we’re back with great deals on payroll outsourcing, 15% discount on IRIS FMP Payrite payroll bureau software, and two months free use of our PensionSync link. We l ...
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Autumn Statement may prove reassuring for small business

November 24, 2016
Phillip Hammond’s Autumn statement may create some hope for small businesses, already reeling after the first round of National Minimum and Living wage changes and the impact of Auto Enrolment. The announcement to increase the “National Living Wage” by 4% from £7.20 to ...
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The worst time to call the HMRC?

November 22, 2016
Payroll teams up and down the country have rightly criticised the HMRC over call answering times over the last couple of years, with the peak of nearly an hour wait back in 2015/15 when the system was in meltdown. There’s no doubt that things have improved but we’re all busy ...
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Brand new name for award winning outsourcer

November 16, 2016
IRIS FMP Payroll Services has become the new name for Bond Payroll Services, as a division of IRIS FMP. The tweak to the brand sees the original Bond Payroll Services website becoming part of the IRIS FMP website, in a move that brings together UK Payroll, International payro ...
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