The Payroll Blog

New Bureau Management System – a revolutionary enhancement for payroll bureaux

PayPerShop.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:34:12 +0000

20 November 2008 - Star Computers Limited today announced the launch of its new Bureau Management System (BMS), designed to help bureau staff who have to manage multiple client payrolls. The new system was developed following market and focus group research that failed to find any bureau payroll program on the UK market that could deal [...]

Thomsons Online Benefits win PruHealth’s SME Business Writer of the Year

PayPerShop.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:51:40 +0000

(London, 18th November 2008) Leading reward consultant, Thomsons Online Benefits, has been recognised by PruHealth in their annual awards being named “SME Business Writer of the Year” for 2008. Thomsons Online Benefits was named the winner after beating Jelf and Lorica to take 1st place. Limited resources and budgets can make it difficult for smaller employers to [...]

Editorial for Newsletter #324

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:05:58 +0000

This week’s newsletter covers two weeks’ worth of news and discusses a wide variety of subjects, including a review of Ireland Budget for 2009. Our longest and most detailed article explains new procedures for calculating the car benefit charge for employees in the motor industry who commonly take a different car home every night. If your [...]

Payroll Deadlines for November 2008

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:01:51 +0000

November 19 – For employers required to pay tax and NICs etc to the Accounts Office monthly, this is the deadline for payment to be received by the Accounts Office, unless made electronically. November 21 – (November 22 is a Saturday) – For employers required to pay tax and NICs to the Accounts Office monthly, this [...]

Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures - Revised Code of Practice ready for Parliamentary approval

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:00:57 +0000

The Acas revised Code of Practice on discipline and grievance has been approved by the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Before the Code comes into effect on 6 April 2009 it requires Parliamentary approval and it remains a “draft” until that approval is obtained. In revising the Code, Acas held a public [...]

Statutory Payments Consultation Group - Minutes of July 2008 meeting published

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:00:57 +0000

HMRC has published the minutes of the Statutory Payments Consultation Group meeting of 3 July 2008. Among the matters discussed are the following points of interest: Statutory Payments Helpbooks are to be renamed. For example, instead of “What to do if your employee is sick”, the E14 will be called “Employer Helpbook for Statutory Sick Pay”. Model [...]

Preventing Illegal Working - Guidelines on tiers for skilled workers and youth mobility scheme

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:00:55 +0000

Applications from foreign (i.e. non-EEA or Swiss) skilled workers under Tier 2 of the new points-based system may be made from 27 November. Also from that date, applications may be made from young people from Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand under Tier 5, the Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS). Only employers that are licensed sponsors [...]

Republic of Ireland: Budget 2009 - Income tax changes limited to tax band thresholds

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:00:53 +0000

There are no increases for 2009 to tax credits and other reliefs, or to the rates of income tax. The tax bands are increased as follows: Income levy A new income levy is being introduced that will apply at the rate of 1% to gross income up to €100,100 per annum or €1,925 per week. A rate [...]

Working Time Directive - EU committee votes to scrap 48-hour opt-out within three years

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:00:53 +0000

In June 2008, the EU Employment and Social Affairs Council adopted a common position on the opt-out from the 48-hour week and on what constitutes on-call time – two contentious matters that the governments of the EU states have been arguing over since the UK’s opt-out expired in November 2003. The compromise would allow the [...]

Double Taxation Convention - New tax agreements with the British Virgin Islands

Ian Congreave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:00:45 +0000

A tax information exchange agreement and an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation, between the governments of the United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands, were signed in London on 29 October 2008. The agreements will enter into force as soon as both governments have completed the legislative procedures needed to give them effect. Further information: New [...]