| Welcome to the Moore Thompson Payroll and HR Bulletin
Welcome to Payroll, the quarterly publication from Moore Thompson Chartered Accountants keeping you up to date with news and developments in the world of payroll & HR.
In this edition: According to an international survey, the UK came out as worst for paying its employees correctly and on time. Payroll Manager Katie Hewlett looks at how Britain can brush up on its payroll responsibilities, and what employers must do when they fall foul of their duties.
Plus: Your personalised Payroll diary; an apprenticeship apprise; the workplace pension lifeline; and finally, we catch up with our best blogs of this year.
Enjoy!
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Payroll predicaments: one in five employees paid late following tech issues
- 44 per cent of European employees have been paid late, while 48 per cent have been paid incorrectly
- UK employers are worst offenders, with 61 per cent of British workers reporting incorrect pay
- One in five cite payroll tech errors
- Almost half consider jumping ship after delayed pay
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Your personalised Payroll diary
19 July 2017
Deadline date for payment of PAYE Tax and National Insurance to HMRC Accounts Office by non-electronic method. (Every 19th of the month thereafter)
22 July 2017
Deadline date for payment of PAYE Tax and National Insurance to HMRC Accounts Office by electronic method. (Every 22nd of the month thereafter)
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Employers, are you paying the Apprenticeship Levy?
From 06 April 2017, the Government introduced a new ‘tax’ on businesses known as the Apprenticeship Levy.
The levy is charged at 0.5 per cent of a business’ annual wage bill.
All businesses are given a £15,000 allowance, which effectively means only businesses with a total wage bill of £3 million or more are required to pay the levy.
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New businesses offered workplace pension lifeline
The Government has announced that new businesses will be offered a reprieve of up to three months before they must enrol employees onto a workplace pension.
This change will affect businesses entering the market for the first time, similar to the amnesty already afforded to established businesses.
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Catch up with our best blogs from this year
1. “Named and shamed”… the employers who fail to pay the NMW
Business owners who fail to pay their employees the National Minimum Wage (NMW) are coming under increased scrutiny from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), with a number of directors being struck off recently for not doing so. Read more here…
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