PayrollAbility Blog
Payroll topics in detail – Help and support as you need it
Do I need employer’s liability insurance?
As soon as you become an employer, you must get Employers Liability Insurance. The policy must come from an authorized insurer, and have cover of a minimum of £5 million. Employer’s Liability Insurance will help you pay compensation if an employee becomes sick or...
Does my employee need to be given an employment contract?
Employees are legally entitled to a Written Statement of the main terms and conditions of employment within two calendar months of starting work. This should include details of things like pay, holidays and working hours, and are usually outlined in an Employment...
My employee is going to be part-time. Do I need to run a payroll?
Your obligation to run a PAYE scheme is governed by how much your employees are paid. As of January 2016 the following criteria all have to be met to make you exempt from running a PAYE scheme: Your employees must be paid less than £112.00 per (or...
How much do I have to pay my employee?
You must pay your employee the National Minimum Wage. As of October 2016 following are the current hourly minimum rates (it is likely these will alter with each budget): Apprentice £3.40* Under 18 £4.00 18-20 ...
I’ve forgotten to send my FPS? What do I do?
Each time you run a payroll you need to send a Full Payment Submission (FPS) to HMRC. This can be easily overlooked or forgotten in busy periods. HMRC do understand that sometimes we are human. Therefore there are three exceptions which will hopefully stop you...
HMRC have issued a £100.00 penalty. Why? And what do I do now?
First of all, don't panic. Whilst HMRC have a reputation for being hard to deal with, quite often once you're speaking to the right person things can be resolved fairly easily. A £100.00 HMRC Penalty Notice is charged if: Your Full Payment...
My new employee has a P45 from their previous employer. What should I do with it?
You have a new employee with P45 from their previous employer and you're not sure what information it contains or what to do with it. The P45 gives details of gross pay and tax deducted within the working tax year it was issued. It also shows the tax code being used...
What’s the first thing I need to do to become an employer?
Congratulations on becoming an employer for the first time. Your business is growing and it's time you had that extra help and support you need to let you get on with more planning, more growth and more work, which can only result in good things. However there are...
Holiday Entitlement & Pay – The Basics
This weeks Knowledge Nugget is about holiday entitlement and pay for your employees. There is a minimum amount of holiday that you have to allow each employee, accrued based on hours worked and their contract. Quite often employers will offer more...
The Dreaded Tax Return!
OK, so its that time of year.... ... when small businesses are rushing around trying to find those scraps of paper that will reduce their tax liability, and hating themselves for putting them somewhere 'really safe' that just doesn't come to mind right now. There are...
Starting on the Auto Enrolment Journey
The cute face of 'Workie' the Workplace Pension or Auto Enrolment character is found on the side of buses and on TV quite regularly. But as a small or new employer it's likely to be something that is causing you a bit of headache. This week's blog is about the...
Making 2016 Payroll Start Smoothly
Payroll isn’t an exciting topic for most people, however not being informed can lead to headaches and financial penalties. My Knowledge Nugget blogs are designed to give you a quick taste of what you need to know without leaving you bogged down in jargon and HMRC...
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