Award Celebrates Outstanding Achievement In Payroll

May 31, 2016
IRIS FMP Payroll Services (then known as Bond Payroll Services) scooped the Outstanding Achievement award at the inaugural Global Payroll Awards held on 26.05.16. The award was received at a glittering ceremony within London’s premier visitor attraction, the Tower of Lo ...
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HMRC under fire with NAO investigation

May 26, 2016
HMRC has again come under fire in a damning report from the National Audit Office (NAO)which indicates that it misjudged the cumulative impact of its complex digital transition and released too many customer service staff before completing service changes, leading to a collap ...
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Here’s Why You Won’t Get A Pay Rise Until 2020

May 25, 2016
Don’t expect a pay rise until 2020. Seriously. According to the Charted Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the current job-rich, pay-poor economy will last until the end of the decade. Employees are unlikely to see much of a boost to the real value of their ...
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How Can Organisational Development Help HR Teams?

May 23, 2016
Change management has become a key part of HR professionals’ role over recent years. Organisations are constantly refocusing and adapting to changes in the market, and poising themselves to meet different regulatory demands. Organisational Development is a people-focused way ...
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Minimum Wage Debate – Payroll teams need to be vigilant

May 23, 2016
Payroll teams will need to get their house in order when it comes to the National Minimum Wage, according to a new report published by the National Audit Office (NAO), and with the National Living Wage recently coming into effect, the HMRC has stepped up its investigation int ...
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Relax! Holidays Are Good For Business

May 19, 2016
Processing holiday pay and calculating deductions for time off is a common activity for payroll departments. Month in and month out there are always people taking time off across the business. But it isn’t just keeping payroll busy, making sure employees are taking time ...
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Why winning an award is important for your payroll

May 17, 2016
I’m banging the drum for payrollers, shouldn’t you?! Payroll award season is on us again, kicking off this year with the new Global Payroll Awards at the Tower of London on the 26th May. This is followed by the Payroll World Awards (entries close 1st July)  and CI ...
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How Successful Is Shared Parental Leave One Year On?

May 16, 2016
It’s now one year since Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was introduced. Many firms have been reporting slow initial up-take, but others say there has been a lot of interest. There are hopes that it will become more popular in the future as awareness grows, so companies need to en ...
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Heavier burden for payroll following new research?

May 16, 2016
The new Spring 2016 Employee Outlook research from the CIPD makes interesting reading, with two key figures that should make employers and payroll teams sit up and take notice. The new research reveals that 36% of employees are dissatisfied with their current level of pay, an ...
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Celebrating Eurovision with odd European payroll policies

May 12, 2016
With Eurovision upon us this weekend we thought we’d look at some of the more unusual tax, payroll and employment laws around Europe. Enjoy!   Germany – 12 points In a bid to stop burnout of homeworkers Germany’s employment ministry has banned its manag ...
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Falsified Documents equals big trouble for payroll

May 11, 2016
Payroll fraud is becoming a real challenge for business, so why do HR teams ignore the threat of migrants who cannot legally work here but use falsified documents to do so. Are you doing enough? Whatever you thoughts about whether the UK stays within or outside of Europe ther ...
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