The Payroll Blog

MidlandHR puts its hands in the air for Humberside Police’s payroll process

PayPerShop.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:20 +0000

Humberside Police, covering the districts of North-East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire, has partnered with HR, payroll and talent management specialist, MidlandHR. The force has signed a five year contract for the Payroll Bureau Service which is underpinned by the web enabled iTrent solution and administered by a team of highly skilled [...]

COA Solutions and SMART Partnership to Help Reduce NHS Absenteeism

PayPerShop.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:08:13 +0000

Business applications software provider, COA Solutions (www.coasolutions.com), today announces a partnership with workforce management specialist, SMART (www.smart-workforce.com). This partnership enables COA Solutions to provide its National Health Service (NHS) customers with SMART’s workforce management solutions. SMART’s solutions, which comprise staff bank management, electronic rostering and time and attendance software, link to the NHS-wide human resource (HR) [...]

IPP describes Microsoft’s plans to turn off its hosted payroll software 10 days before Xmas “a potential disaster”

PayPerShop.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:37:27 +0000

The Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) described Microsoft’s plans to stop selling its Office Accounting service and turn off its hosted payroll software 10 days before Christmas as “a potential disaster”. Businesses that have registered for Microsoft’s Office Accounting service will still be able to use it, but the software will no longer be updated to [...]

Introduction to Newsletter 18.11.09

Ian Congreave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:29:36 +0000

We have a small collection of car-related items this week – one especially for employers in the motor trade whose employees take home different cars every night, another for employers who use HMRC’s advisory fuel rates when charging for private use or reimbursing for business use of company cars, and our FAQ this week is [...]

Payroll Deadlines for November 2009

Ian Congreave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:28:00 +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 20 – (November 22 is a Sunday) – For employers required to pay tax and NICs to the Accounts Office monthly, this [...]

Pre-Budget 2009 - Date for Chancellor’s Report speech announced

Ian Congreave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:27:02 +0000

The Chancellor will make his Pre-Budget statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 December 2009 at 12:30pm. Immediate information about the speech will be available in various formats, as described on HM Treasury website. Additional information for employers will be published immediately on the HMRC and Business Link websites. Further information: Pre-Budget [...]

HMRC Charter - What HMRC and its customers expect from each other

Ian Congreave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:24:44 +0000

HMRC has published its non-statutory Charter, describing its role, what its customers can expect, and what HMRC expects of its customers. The rights and obligations are summarised as follows but are explained in more detail in the Charter itself: Your rights - What you can expect from us: Respect you Help and [...]

Pension Personal Accounts - Study into small employer responses to pension reforms

Ian Congreave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:40 +0000

On 12 November, the Department or Work and Pensions published the findings of research exploring small employers’ likely responses to the workplace pension reforms set to come into force in October 2012. The main findings are: The idea of a ‘saving culture’ in which people take responsibility for saving for the future and [...]

Car Benefit Charge - Situations where cars are changed frequently

Ian Congreave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:22 +0000

In November 2008, HMRC announced new “averaging” arrangements that may be used by employers in the motor industry when calculating the reportable value of cars that are changed very frequently. The procedure involves determining the average price and emission level ratings for cars available in each car group at each location. [...]

Company Cars – Advisory Fuel Rates - Advance notice of a timing change from January 2010

Ian Congreave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:15:56 +0000

The Advisory Fuel Rates are reviewed every six months and new rates will be effective from 1 January 2010. They are expected to be announced in late November. Although a month’s notice of the changes is given, employers have been permitted to apply the new rates immediately, i.e. up to a month before [...]