Written on 09 Nov 2023 by Paul Chappell

In a move to modernise paternity leave, changes to the Statutory Paternity Leave (SPL) regulations will come into force from April 2024. This adjustment aims to provide employed…

Written on 26 Jan 2023 by Stewart Waddell

Payroll fraud is a serious issue for businesses. Its repercussions can be felt across an organisation. The bottom line is hit, trust is fractured, and holes are created in what…

Written on 03 Nov 2022 by Paul Chappell

Paul Chappell, Head of Legislation and Compliance at Dataplan, talks about how businesses can help staff during difficult times. The cost-of-living crisis is taking its toll on…

Written on 12 May 2022 by Stewart Waddell

Choosing to outsource your payroll from an in-house function, or replacing your existing payroll provider, should be a solution for your organisation and not something that adds…

Written on 11 Sep 2020 by Rachel Cooke

On the final day of National Payroll Week 2020 we decided to look at what it means to be a payroll hero. In our last post “NPW20 – What do our payroll heroes say about working…

Written on 09 Sep 2020 by Rachel Cooke

In our first post “National Payroll Week 2020 – Celebrating our incredible payroll heroes” we talked about the amazing things that our team have been able to achieve throughout…

Written on 07 Sep 2020 by Rachel Cooke

Whilst 2020 has been an unprecedented year for us all, for the payroll profession it has presented extreme challenges that have required us to earn our name of “payroll heroes”…

Written on 08 Oct 2019 by Stewart Waddell

The dark nights pulling in only mean one thing in the world of payroll - it won’t be long before it is Christmas payroll time! Payroll in December can be pretty challenging, with…

Written on 21 Dec 2018 by Stewart Waddell

The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018 was laid before parliament in February 2018 which outlined new legislation taking force from April…

Written on 18 Oct 2016 by Stewart Waddell

Well, it’s that time again when anyone in the world of payroll starts to consider processing payrolls over the Christmas and new year period. Within the payroll outsourcing world…