The Payroll Blog

There has long been speculation that an increase in National Insurance Contributions (NIC) was on the horizon, and there has been some question about what the Prime Minister’s…

Today, Monday the 6th of September, marks the first day of National Payroll Week 2021. The annual week-long event celebrates the payroll industry and all of the professionals…

Every month HMRC releases a bulletin with important updates and information for employers across all sectors. The in-depth document covers each topic in detail, and it can be…

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has played a vital role in preserving jobs and supporting employers throughout the various UK lockdowns. Still, with seemingly no more…

At Dataplan we believe in investing in our people to grow our own experts and payroll heroes. This is the goal behind our comprehensive training structure, and programmes like…

2021 has been an exciting time for us at Dataplan with lots of new starters joining the team, all bringing their own expertise and skillsets to our team of Payroll Heroes. Our…

Whilst it might seem like a simple process on the surface, there is a fine art to successful pension’s delivery. Of course when things are running smoothly it is easy to overlook…

Love them or hate them, smartphones are a huge part of modern life, and it seems that they are here to stay.  Did you know that in 2019 the number of smartphone users in the…

In 2021 we are proud to have been accredited as a Living Wage employer. At Dataplan we believe that for our people to be their very best they have to be given an environment to…

A contact reached out to me last week and said “Stewart, I really need your help.  Do you know, just when you think everything is going well in life everything seems to go wrong…