Written on 18 Feb 2011 by Richard Rowell

Can cycle to work schemes really help your business? According to a report by the Cycle to Work Alliance 89% of employers with a cycle to work scheme believe that they are an…

Written on 03 Dec 2010 by Richard Rowell

In the current conditions facing the UK, many employers are being faced with the question of to pay or not to pay??  As usual there is no single answer and there are different…

Written on 06 Sep 2010 by Alison Clynes

Once again, predictions that managed payroll services will become more complicated have been proved correct by the recent June budget. As from April of 2011 there will be changes…

Written on 16 Jul 2010 by Richard Rowell

Current work practices in the UK are not working - and the idea of multitasking in the workplace is a myth, according to new findings. So reads an Excellent Article this month in…

Written on 14 Jul 2010 by Richard Rowell

We have changed the way we provide our services at Dataplan a great deal over the years and much of that has also helped us be greener as a business, reducing our carbon footprint…

Written on 26 May 2010 by Richard Rowell

We are now in the middle of P11D season and one interesting point has come to light regarding the recent HMRC revisiting of mobile phones. For a number of years now there has been…

Written on 05 May 2010 by Richard Rowell

You may have been one of the businesses that have struggled in the last 18 months with cashflow and taken advantage of HMRC's time to pay arrangements. The Business Payment…

Written on 04 Mar 2010 by Richard Rowell

As a payroll provider we are often asked what do I do if I hire a student over the holiday period. And with Easter fast approaching we enter a period where mistakes are commonly…

Written on 04 Mar 2010 by Richard Rowell

6th April sees a number of changes for businesses this year and not just the new tax rates for higher paid employees. From April, employers with 250 staff or more are obliged to…

Written on 14 Feb 2010 by Richard Rowell

The interaction between sick leave and paid annual leave is particularly complicated and does not necessarily follow logic from an employers perspective. This has left many…