Employment Tribunal

More employee tribunals create significant risk for business

October 3, 2019
Tribunals on the increase – Protecting your business against disgruntled employees is getting harder. Tribunal statistics issued by the government show that Employment Tribunal Claims are up 26% year on year. The statistic should be a wake-up call for businesses to take ...
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How Secure is Your Payroll?

October 1, 2019
Payroll security doesn’t just protect your business. It protects your people, too. Every day, payroll professionals handle the personal data of every single person in your business. In order to run payroll, you need, on average, 14 pieces of data. This includes: Employe ...
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TRAVEL DISRUPTION POLICY

Has Travel Disruption highlighted need for new employee policy?

September 30, 2019
The recent Thomas Cook travel disruption ( September 2019) has perhaps affected some of your employees. Tales of people arriving back later from a holiday, or staff on business trips forking up additional hotels bills and expenses. What’s your policy for stranded members of s ...
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How to Secure Your Payroll Against Cybercrime

September 26, 2019
In order to secure your payroll against cybercrime and phishing scams in today’s complex digital world, you need a combination of technology and trust. Securing your payroll means keeping the personal data of your employees safe. It is an essential part of everyday payr ...
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IR35

HMRC wins IR35 against three BBC presenters

September 25, 2019
IR35 is a tax legislation that is designed to tackle tax avoidance by workers and the firms that hire them who are supplying their services to clients via an intermediary, such as a limited company, but who would be an employee if the intermediary was not used. These workers ...
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Resident employees and Brexit

Do Employers need to support resident employees post Brexit?

September 24, 2019
Resident employees, as EU citizens working and living in the UK, need to be aware of action needed this year to carry on working in the UK. They will have until 31 December 2020 to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. This c ...
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Holiday payments

Controversial Holiday Payments Failure Mean All Bets Off

September 23, 2019
Holiday payments at Betfred are under fire. It has been revealed the bookmaker has reportedly failed to correctly include overtime within their calculations. Worse still they have apparently failed to tell staff.  A whistleblower suggested they were only prepared to take acti ...
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HR Data

How Does HR Data Create a Stronger Employer Brand?

September 16, 2019
This article explores how you can use HR Data to build a stronger employer brand. Employer branding is essential for securing top talent When deciding on where to apply for a job, 84% of job seekers say the reputation of a company as an employer is important. Employee retenti ...
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FPS Distribution

FPS Distribution: A Case Study

September 10, 2019
FPS Distribution is a distribution and wholesale company which has been running for over 80 years with a product portfolio that now spans the Automotive, Maintenance & Accessories and Retail sectors. Employing around 1,200 people, operating across the UK through a network ...
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Do you want to reduce the workload at your school?

September 5, 2019
If you work in a school or Academy, chances are you’ve just had the quickest 6 weeks of your year. The Summer holidays have flown by and it’s nearly time to start talking about the C word. But there’s still lots to get done between now and then, even more so now that workload ...
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The Rewards get new sponsor

The Rewards Get Valuable New Sponsor

September 3, 2019
The Rewards has a valuable new sponsor, as IRIS FMP step up to support the distinguished industry event. With payroll still at the heart of the event, The Rewards continues to reflect the widening remit of the profession and its close association with HR, reward, pensions and ...
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CIPP Annual Excellence Award shortlisting for IRIS FMP

September 2, 2019
IRIS FMP has been shortlisted for a CIPP Annual Excellence Award. National Payroll Week looks to celebrate the best the payroll industry has to offer. The shortlisted nominations for the Chartered Institute of Payroll awards are great to see. And the timing is superb, coming ...
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