by NadineStanley | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs, Daily Q & A's, New Business Support, Payroll
Having employees start mid-month can be ideal if you’re really busy and desperate for help, but it can be a headache to work out how you should go about paying them. If your employee is paid ‘by the hour’ you will have already agreed the pay period, which may be...
by NadineStanley | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs, Daily Q & A's, New Business Support, Payroll
There is nothing to stop you paying an employee in cash if it works for your business. Many small businesses still handle quite a lot of cash, and it minimises the administration work and keeps banking costs down to reuse the cash in hand for wages. However, a...
by NadineStanley | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs, Daily Q & A's, New Business Support, Payroll
If you have received your employee resignation, there are a number of things you need to consider. Whilst employee resignation can cause a business difficulty, and as an employer can cause personal doubts and in some circumstances soul searching, there are a number of...
by NadineStanley | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs, Daily Q & A's, New Business Support, Payroll
The National Minimum Wage is the minimum pay per hour almost all workers are entitled to by law. It doesn’t matter how small an employer is, they still have to pay the minimum wage. The minimum wage rate depends on a worker’s age and if they’re an apprentice. Workers...
by NadineStanley | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs, Daily Q & A's, New Business Support, Payroll
In short, yes. If your employee has a job elsewhere, and has completed a HMRC New Starter Checklist ticking box C that says ‘As well as my new job, I have another job or receive a State or Occupational Pension.’ they should be allocated a tax code that deducts 20% for...
by NadineStanley | Feb 3, 2016 | Blogs, Daily Q & A's, New Business Support, Payroll
There are occasions where a new employee will start work with you, and not have a P45. Whilst employers have a legal obligation to provide a P45, employees can misplace the document easily. Occasionally an employer will not provide the employee with a P45, and the...