Written on 18 Oct 2019 by Jack SImpson

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…

Written on 14 Aug 2019 by Paul Chappell

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…

Written on 22 Jun 2017 by Jack SImpson

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…

Written on 22 Jun 2017 by Jack SImpson

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…

Written on 04 Mar 2016 by Adele Blackham

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…

Written on 13 Jul 2015 by Stewart Waddell

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…

Written on 06 Feb 2015 by Stephanie Simpson

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…

Written on 08 Dec 2014 by Stewart Waddell

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.…

Written on 17 Nov 2014 by Stewart Waddell

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…

Written on 04 Nov 2014 by Stewart Waddell

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…