The Benefits of Hosting your HR & Payroll System

May 9, 2016
HR and payroll have become increasingly complex over recent years, with countless changes to tax and employment law. These areas have now become extremely time-consuming for businesses of all sizes, which are looking for ways to streamline the administration and ensure they r ...
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Staring death in the face, survival, and moving on

May 5, 2016
“When your back is to the wall and you are facing fear head on, the only way is forward and through it.” ― Stephen Richards Bond’s Neil Lagden, after surviving a life threatening brain tumour, has bounced back to work stronger than ever. His tale is a superb example of ...
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Why Auto-Enrolment is More Important to Millennials Than Ever

May 4, 2016
The government has changed the way state pensions are calculated and millennials stand to lose £19,000 as a result. Anyone retiring after April 6 2016 will be paid via single tier or flat-rate state pension. The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) released a report stating that 1 ...
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May the Fourth be with you – If Star Wars did payroll

May 4, 2016
With it being May 4th, we thought we’d take a light hearted look at how all things payroll might have panned out in a galaxy far far away. Things we’ve found out? 1) Galactic Pensions – As Wookiees live hundreds of years, auto enrolment was proving to be a real headache ...
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Payroll winner? – Applying the Leicester City effect

May 3, 2016
Size isn’t everything. As Leicester City Football Club have shown this year you don’t need to be the biggest club, with either a Russian oliogarch, sheikh, or rich Americans throwing obscene amounts of money to buy, on paper, the best players to win. And the same ...
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Flexible Working – Will It Be the Norm within a Few Years?

May 3, 2016
Working flexibly will soon be the norm for British businesses, according to a new report. Small businesses have shown the way forward for flexibility, so it is essential for them to have SME payroll software which makes it easy to keep track of hours being worked. Larger comp ...
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IRIS FMP delighted with award for payroll services

April 27, 2016
IRIS FMP Payroll Services has picked up its 2016 Scoot Headline Award after the awards ceremony on April 25th in London, recognising our success and achievements shaking up the payroll industry. The Scoot Headline awards are a prestigious business awards campaign to recognise ...
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Budget Fallout: 4 Announcements That Will Affect Businesses

April 26, 2016
The 2016 Budget was announced back in March and now the dust has settled. So, what does the new financial landscape look like for businesses? Which of the announcements will have a lasting effect on businesses, HR and Payroll? Cuts to Business Rates One of the biggest takeawa ...
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How Can HR Staff Help to Bridge the Gender Pay Gap?

April 25, 2016
Concern has been growing over continuing inequality between male and female pay in the UK. Research has shown that, on average, a woman earns only about 81p for every pound earned by a man. Here HR and payroll systems provider IRIS FMP looks at the reasons for this disparity ...
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Does Running Your Payroll Feel Like A Marathon?

April 19, 2016
Running your business’s payroll is more than just rattling off a pay cheque or two. It can be a time-consuming, expensive and stressful task that seems to stretch out in front of you with no finish line in sight. Running your payroll in-house can feel like a marathon. T ...
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6 Top Tips on How to Avoid Staff Burnout at Work

April 18, 2016
More than half of full-time workers in the UK suffer from “burnout”, according to one recent survey. This means they feel stressed and tired. Ongoing strain not only has personal consequences for the individual, including making them more likely to suffer from illness, but ca ...
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Global Payroll Awards – IRIS FMP Thrilled to be Finalist

April 18, 2016
IRIS FMP Payroll Services has been short-listed for an award at the Global Payroll Awards to be held in London in May. The inaugural awards have been set up by the Global Payroll Association to celebrate technical excellence and professional development amongst companies and ...
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