New Payroll Management Services Testimonial
We are delighted that one of our newest payroll management services clients, Linda Cotterill Chartered Accountants (based in Worcester), has supplied us with a glowing testimonial. We process up to 40 payrolls a month for them as part of a full range of payroll management services.
New National Minimum Wage levels from 1st October 2013
The new National Minimum Wage levels have now been implemented, and they apply from 1st October 2014 for all payrolls. Click here for an interesting article from BBC News about the changes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24340661 The levels are: - Apprentice = £2.68 per hour - Under 18s = £3.72 per hour - 18-20 year olds = £5.03 per hour - Over 21s = £6.31 per hour As ever, if you need any help implementing these changes into your payroll system or would like to talk to us about all of our...
RTI and small employers – Latest News!
The latest on RTI payrolls is that it has now been confirmed by HMRC that small employers (those employing less than 50 people) are not required to submit their payrolls using the new RTI (Real Time Information) system until April 2014. This has been pushed back from the original deadline of October 2013 due to the large numbers of companies, particularly smaller ones, still struggling with the changeover. This is a sensible decision by HMRC, but it is only 6 extra months, and April 2014 will...
National Minimum Wage Changes – October 1st 2013
The National Minimum wages rates change on October 1st, meaning payrolls need to be updated for the new rates. Unbelievably we are aware of many businesses who are totally unaware that this legislation exists let alone being ready for the change. In particular, one of the biggest problems we come across in this area is that of apprentices over the age of 19. Many companies are still unaware that apprentices over the age of 19 cannot complete 2 years of an apprenticeship at the apprentice rat....
The Latest on RTI
The deadline for all firms to be ready for RTI is fast approaching now. October 2013 is only a matter of weeks away and companies really should have there new Real Time Information procedures in place by now. We know from our own experience that lots of companies are not ready and are still experiencing problems, which is a recipe for being fined for non-compliance by HMRC. At JLP Payroll Services, we always say that some things really should be left to the experts, and we are experts in RTI...
