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Employment Allowance from 2020/21 – fundamental changes ahead Since its inception at the start of 2014/15, the rules surrounding Employment Allowance (EA) have remained fairly…
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Did you know businesses can reduce their Class 1 National Insurance contributions by up to £3,000 in a year by claiming employment allowance? Unfortunately, most businesses don’t…
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A major payroll problem this April has been the duplication of employment records by HM Revenue and Customs. Specifically – we have seen HMRC create identical employee records for…
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A flagship policy of the Conservative government elected in 2015 – Apprenticeship Levy came into effect this April. The stated purpose behind its introduction was the promotion of…
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The Government has approved a change to the “Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015” which will now require employers with 250 employees or more to report on the…
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The Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his Summer Budget 2015 this week which sets out the new government’s plans. We thought some of the key points for payroll would be…
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During the lazy days of being a student and working what hours I liked, I wondered what life would be like after graduating and securing a job. After qualifying with my degree in…
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With the upturn in employment and the UK economy seemingly in a positive state more employers are now looking to employ new staff or look to take on via the apprenticeship route.…
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We are pleased to announce that David Linford has joined Dataplan Payroll this week following the introduction of six new staff in the last four weeks to the business. David has…
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We are delighted to have Sue Rutter join Dataplan Payroll this week. Sue will be working within our dedicated education sector "Dataplan Education". Over the last two months we…