Confused by Auto-Enrolment?
For many companies, especially smaller companies that don't have a dedicated in-house HR function to take the strain, Automatic Enrolment can be a complex and time consuming payroll issue when it comes to payroll. We can help guide and support you through the process, helping you meet your obligations, quickly and efficiently. Why is Auto Enrolment Important? Automatic Pension Enrolment is a key part of the government's Workplace Pension Reform. It affects every company that employs at least...
Hundreds of companies fail to pay the minimum wage
In February 2017, the government named over 350 businesses who had failed to pay their employees the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage. These companies were of all shapes and sizes, and there were some well-known High Street names in there too. Paying the minimum wage is the law and those companies that don't will be fined and will have to back date what they should have paid but didn't. This article looks in a bit more detail at the statistics, which for the first time...
Is Your Business Struggling with Workplace Pensions?
Workplace Pensions and the associated automatic enrolment dates are law for all companies in the UK and are here to stay. The problem is that the whole process can be time consuming and more than a little daunting, especially if you run a small business and don't have a dedicated department to deal with such matters. Given that there are fines for non-compliance and that lack of time or ignorance are rarely accepted as reasons for non-compliance, now might be the time to have a chat with us....
Are there acceptable reasons for Auto-Enrolment Non-Compliance?
There are still a lot fixed penalty notices and escalating penalty notices being issued by the Pensions Regulator to companies that do not comply with Auto Enrolment when it comes to Workplace Pensions. This article looks at the number or penalty notices issued in the period 1st July ? 30th September 2016. It also focuses on the acceptable reasons for non-compliance. The number of fixed penalty and escalating penalty notices During the period 1/7/2016 to 30/09/2016, the Pensions Regulator...
Auto Enrolment and Non-Compliance Penalties
Is The Pensions Regulator Heavy Handed with Auto Enrolment Non-Compliance Penalties? Workplace Pensions and Auto Enrolment have been with us for some time now, and most, if not all businesses will have an idea of what is expected of them. There are penalties for non-compliance, however, which can be severe. Although there is some evidence that The Pensions Regulator might be being heavy handed in handing out penalty notices, why take the risk of non-compliance? This article looks at the area...
