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The apprentice levy went into effect April 2017 with the intention of helping ease labour shortages and building skills for untrained workers. After a year of the levy, it seems that it is not working as intended. The levy has not increased apprentic...
Workers are entitled to statutory holiday pay each year, and must be paid at the rate of a week’s pay. But what determines a “week’s pay”? Recent court cases have arisen from the calculation of holiday pay. In one case, a worker’s overtime payments ...
Payroll fraud is hard to detect and very costly for organisations. If left undiscovered, companies lose millions each year. The common types of payroll fraud include fraudulent expense reimbursement, inflated wage claims, or counterfeit employees. I...
When deciding to automate your payroll, HR, or time and attendance process, the costs associated with implementing new software is a huge factor in the decision making process. But does your organisation understand the costs associated with manual pr...
Beginning in April, the contribution minimum is changing for auto-enrolment. The new minimum is increasing as of 6 April 2018 to 5% - employers must now contribute 2%, and employees must contribute 3%. The numbers will go up again starting 6 April 20...
Human Resources is a challenging part of every business. Hiring talent, managing benefits and compensation, creating employee guidelines, and performance reviews are just a few of the responsibilities of human resource departments. Ensuring complianc...
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