Our Christmas Hours
JLP Payroll Services will be closing for Christmas on Friday 21 December 2012, but as always for some of our clients who need their payrolls processed, we will open for a couple of hours during Christmas week. This means that all of our pub and restaurant clients can still pay their staff on the Friday after Christmas. That way, everyone gets paid and everyone's happy.
RTI cleansing has started!!
We are now cleansing all our clients in preparation for HMRC's introduction of RTI, which starts in April 2013. RTI stands for Real Time Information, and it means that from April 2013, all companies will have to submit a payroll return at the end of every month - before staff are paid. This is a huge change, so to make sure that you're ready, we're making sure that we're ready well in advance. Over the next few weeks we will be requesting any missing information from our clients and ensuring...
Minimum Wage – Latest Changes
From 1st October 2012, the new hourly Minimum Wage Rates are: £6.19 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over £4.98 - the 18 - 20 rate £3.68 - the 16 - 17 rate for those above school leaving age but under 18 £2.65 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19, or 19 an over, but in the first year of their apprenticeship At JLP Payroll Services, we always make sure that we are up to date with all relevant payroll legislation, so that you don't need to worry about it. If you would like any...
Workplace Pensions News
Starting from October 2012, employers must enrol their employees into a Workplace Pension, if they meet the criteria below. As an employee, when you pay into your pension, your employer and the government will contribute too. A Workplace Pension is a way of saving for your retirement arranged through your employer. It is sometimes called a 'company pension', an 'occupational pension' or a 'works pension'. Your employer will enrol you into a Workplace Pension if you: are not already in a...
RTI – Latest Update
RTI - Real Time Information - is still the talk of payroll departments, and outsourced payroll services, like ours. However, occasionally we are still coming across companies who are completely unaware of what it is. RTI means that HMRC requires that all companies with a payroll, whether weekly, fortnightly, 4-weekly or monthly will have to submit a payroll return at the end of each calendar month from April 2013, BEFORE staff are paid. For companies that are aware of RTI, we are finding that...
