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In this edition, we look at a warning regarding auto-enrolment, an update on the National Living Wage, common payroll errors and we will finish by looking at average earnings.
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Employers need to act on auto-enrolment now, says DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has highlighted the second anniversary of auto-enrolment by telling employers “This is no time to rest”.
The first of the UK’s largest employers began meeting new workplace pension duties on 1 October 2012, as part of the government’s automatic enrolment programme. The initiative involves automatically enrolling eligible workers into a qualifying workplace pension.
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BIS urges employers to prepare now for National Living Wage
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has advised businesses to make early preparations for the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) on 1 April 2016.
BIS has set out four steps for employers in the run-up to the NLW becoming law.
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Common Christmas payroll errors
Christmas is just around the corner, but even with all the office parties and Christmas jumpers on display, in-house payroll professionals still have to ensure that workers are paid correctly and on time.
There are a number of additional payroll challenges during the festive period, and we have written this short list of four reminders to help protect you against some of the more common mistakes if you or your team will be processing your own payroll.
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UK’s weekly earnings have gone up for the first time since 2008
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), average weekly earnings in the UK went up to £528 in April 2015, which represents an increase of 1.8 per cent from the £518 figure recorded in the same month of 2014.
Once inflation has been taken into account, this means that there has been a 1.9 per cent rise over the course of 12 months, which is the first increase since 2008.
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