Pay Gap Problems Create Headache for Payroll

March 8, 2016
International Women’s Day has today again highlighted the Gender Pay Gap, but potential legislation changes could create a real headache for payroll teams. Closing the Gender Pay Gap is an issue that has been lobbied for years, and for good reason. Analysis of the 2015 ...
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All change at HMRC in 2016

March 2, 2016
April 2016 sees the introduction of a new Chief Executive at HMRC, Jon Thompson, heralding the start of a massive shake up at the government department. What impact will the changes have? From the £1.3bn digital overhaul, to ongoing concerns over historically appalling custom ...
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Snapchat employee data theft highlights security concerns

March 1, 2016
So, picture the scene. It’s late Friday and the MD of your company sends you an urgent request for information about your company employees. You’d jump on it. Right? That’s exactly what happened to an unsuspecting payroll department employee at social network company Snapchat ...
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We’re hiring! New Payroll Account Executive needed

March 1, 2016
IRIS FMP Payroll Services are looking for a new payroll Account Executive to join the award winning team based in Horley, Surrey. Since our Team award win at the Payroll World Awards in November our order book has been full and we now need an additional Account Executive to j ...
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Is there a solution for payroll processing KPI worries?

February 29, 2016
Ensuring that people have their pay in their bank account on the day that they are due to be paid is the vital payroll processing KPI for any business. Get it wrong and research says that people will become less motivated, less loyal and may end up leaving your business – so ...
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Employee money worries add 4% to payroll cost.

February 25, 2016
I’ve just read a couple of great articles related to a new Social Market Foundation (SMF) research study ‘Working well: How employers can improve the wellbeing and productivity of their workforce’ which every company should read, highlighting the hidden costs that can hit you ...
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Payroll Implementation role now available!

February 24, 2016
The recent internal promotion of Paul Hedger to the post of Implementation and Technical Development Manager within IRIS FMP Payroll Services has immediately created his first job, finding someone to fill his boots as a new Implementation and Technical Development Executive. ...
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Apprenticeship Levy draft legislation released

February 23, 2016
Payroll Tax draft legislation has just been issued providing for the charging of a new Apprenticeship Levy from April 2017, as announced at the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in November 2015. The levy will help to deliver new apprenticeships and will be a levy on UK employers ...
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Payrolling – Have you registered?

February 22, 2016
From this April, the start of the tax year 2016 to 2017, you can elect to account for the tax on the benefits you provide to your employees through PAYE every payday. ‘Payrolling’ was one of IRIS FMP Payroll Services ‘Top Ten issues for payroll in 2016’. Registering with HMRC ...
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Migrant surge sees Payroll counting the cost

February 18, 2016
With 1m migrants coming to Britain in the past five years the government is now cracking down on businesses, targeting those who employ illegal workers. Nearly one in nine workers in the UK is now a foreign national after the number of EU migrants surged to 2million in betwee ...
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Payroll outsourcing – new research suggests 20% time saving

February 16, 2016
It’s official. New Research on the outsourcing market 2016-2020 has revealed that payroll outsourcing is the fastest-growing segment of the global human resource outsourcing (HRO) market. The report from Infiniti Research indicates that organisations are rapidly adoptin ...
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