Payroll
Sharp rise in pension auto-enrolment fines
The last financial year has seen a sharp rise in the number of businesses fined by the Pensions Regulator for...
Morrisons data breach: Could the supermarket have done more?
This week’s Court of Appeal decision that Morrisons was vicariously liable for a serious data breach by a disgruntled employee...
Morrisons payroll data breach judgment a ‘wake-up call’ for business
The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment finding Morrisons vicariously liable for the leak of payroll data by a...
People who move between jobs benefit from higher pay
Research published by think-tank the Resolution Foundation has suggested that although pay growth remains weak in the UK, those who do not stay long with one employer can increase their income substantially
Would flexible access to salaries help financial wellbeing?
Could giving employees access to their salaries as they earn, rather than making them wait until pay day, be the...
GDPR and payroll: 10 points to consider on personal data
Handling payroll by its very nature requires processing a lot of personal data on employees. What actions do HR and...
More than £800m generated from HMRC payroll investigations
HMRC collected £819m in additional tax through payroll investigations last year, as it continued to crack down on organisations that...
HR should own “people factor” of cyber security
Nearly half (47%) of HR departments do not know when their cyber security was last considered and only 22% have...
HR Tech World 2017: Maersk Oil drills down on global mobility and payroll
Making payroll globally consistent and compliant can be a challenge. How does Maersk Oil, which operates in more than 10 ...
Singapore employment law: what changes are coming in 2017?
To attract overseas business investment, Singapore has concluded an international network of trade agreements. Changes to Singapore employment law in...
National living wage: how to tighten payroll and enhance productivity
Despite it being in place for several weeks now, many employers are still getting to grips with the costs and...
Low levels of financial capability adding 4% to UK firms’ payroll costs
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Repay as you earn: payroll borrowing to help employees’ finances
Employers are used to staff repaying student or season ticket loans directly from their salaries, but they may not be...
Eight pensions basics for HR professionals
The pensions auto-enrolment process may be well under way, but there are still a number of reforms due to take...
Compliance concerns distract companies from key pension priorities
Changes to pension legislation over the past five years have led UK companies to prioritise compliance requirements over the traditional...
