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HMRC fails to understand payroll practicalities
At the recent LexisNexis Payroll Year End Conference HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) provided an update on Real-Time Information (RTI). Although there has been much progress, there are many technical considerations which appear to have been...
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Outsourcing and the potential use of TUPE
I have just read your article “An opportunity to explore” which discusses outsourcing the payroll function. I was disappointed to read the paragraph on losing key individuals, which discussed what happens if a payroll role becomes “...
The value of introducing a total reward strategy
Our HR team is currently in the process of implementing total reward statements (TRSs) across the company’s head office. For this purpose, I have revisited Rachel Daly’s article, The Whole Package, featured during last year....
Businesses should court the views of their staff
I read with interest Julia Turney’s recent article on flexible benefits, “Money Well Spent?”. I strongly agree with the author’s central point that businesses need to give careful consideration to the cost involved before...
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RTI still has an array of issues to overcome
It has been interesting to note that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is now looking for a further 1,300 firms to join the pilot of Real-Time Information (RTI) from July 2012. This increase can only benefit the trial if the spread is across all sizes...
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Clarification of the tax status for seasonal flu jabs
In the November issue of Pay & Benefits, the Helpdesk advised that free seasonal flu jabs represent a taxable benefit and suggested that they be included within the annual Pay As You Earn Settlement Agreement (PSA). I would like to...
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Payroll – forgotten heroes or an expensive overhead?
Many company bosses see any expenditure as an overhead which should be reduced at all costs. Payroll is a function that is very important and with ever-changing company rules and Government regulations, it is becoming more essential by...
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Does a tailored benefits approach go far enough?
I read your article “A Tailored Approach” in the September issue with interest.
The assertion made in the article, that “one size does not fit all” when it comes to reward, is, in my experience, accurate.
I currently...
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Payments Council has made the right decision
I read the two items about cheque payments in the August issue. Cheques are an excellent way of settling payments and I use them regularly.
We live in an “instant” age which has created the expectation of everything happening in...
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Your article on flexible working in the July issue highlights the benefits to companies of ensuring that staff are able to work remotely. However, the article does not consider a fundamental benefit of flexible working – employee engagement.
A worker is engaged if they are...
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Establishing an equal pay claim
I have been working in a new role for for almost a year, heading up a team of 20 people.
Some of the people in my team have been transferred over from another part of the company which was shut down. As a result of that, they are still on their old pay rates...
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Payroll is continuing to evolve and adapt
Even before these tough economic times, payroll, like all departments, has necessarily adapted and evolved to support the business in any way it can. Whatever the business, these remain challenging and uncertain times and any added value that payroll...
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Paternity leave headache
New paternity laws came into effect in April 2011, which allow fathers to take up to 26 weeks’ Additional Statutory Paternity Leave (ASPL).
The impact of these changes on small businesses is that they are being strangled by red tape and politically...
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Overlooked defined benefits
Various articles in your magazine have highlighted the changes to the Annual Allowance (AA). However, none made reference to the impact on defined benefit (DB) pension scheme employees and employers.
For these schemes, the AA is...
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Concerns highlighted over removing the paper P46
In a recent e-newsletter you asked for comments on whether employers felt that the employees blamed them for the recent bout of tax errors from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). In some cases they do, especially when the employee has been...
