Every business is looking at how it can reduce overheads and increase efficiency, non more so than now due to the recession caused by the Covis-19 Pandemic. So, is outsourcing your payroll the right move right now? In our view, … Continue reading →

October Furlough Changes From 1st October, the amount employers can claim for furlough drops to 60%, up to a cap of ?1875.00 per month, with the employer having to make up 20% of gross pay, so employees still receive 80% … Continue reading →

HMRC has blocked thousands of applications for the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) due to fears that they were fraudulent. More than 30,000 CJRS applications have been rejected by HMRC, according to reports. At the end of June, 1,526 … Continue reading →

Nationally, it has been reported that over 9 million people have been supported by the furloughing scheme at a cost to the government of over ?30 billion and rising. That is the national picture. Here at JLP, where all of … Continue reading →

From 1st July 2020 businesses will have the flexibility to bring furloughed employees back to work part-time, with the government still paying 80% of wages for any of their normal hours they do not work up until the end of … Continue reading →

The National Minimum Wage is statutory and legally binding. Companies must comply. However, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) published a report on 7th May 2020 which highlighted the fact that there is still a lot of non-compliance about. It also … Continue reading →

HMRC  has introduced new rules for the payment of Statutory Sick Pay as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. In this article we look at the old rules and the new rules, and reassure all clients that we are fully … Continue reading →

The final day of the tax year, 5th April 2020 is almost here and that means it?s the end of the payroll year too. Despite the chaos caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic it is still important for businesses running payrolls … Continue reading →

The Employment Allowance is set at a maximum of ?3,000 and can be claimed by any business which has a payroll with at least one employee or two directors earning over the secondary earnings threshold.?The Allowance is offset against your … Continue reading →

The new payroll year begins on 6 April 2020, which means that there are a range of new payroll rates for the national living wage and national minimum wage that employers need to be aware of in order to comply … Continue reading →