Employment Rights Act 2025 UK: What Employers Should Prepare for in Payroll (2026–2027)

Employment Rights Act 2025 UK

The Employment Rights Act 2025 UK is now law, and the practical impact for employers will arrive in phases. For many businesses, the biggest operational pressure won’t be “legal theory”—it will be how your payroll, policies, records, and processes adapt as changes land across 2026 and 2027. In this article, we’ll walk through what the … Read more

National Living Wage 2026 UK: Rates + Payroll Update Checklist for Employers

National Living Wage 2026 UK

Every year, UK minimum wage rates change on 1 April, and payroll must be updated to match. The National Living Wage 2026 UK update is especially important for employers with hourly staff, variable hours, apprentices, and any roles close to wage thresholds. In this guide, you’ll find the official National Living Wage 2026 UK rates, … Read more

PAYE and RTI UK Payroll Explained: How Reporting Works (and How to Avoid Common Mistakes)

PAYE and RTI UK Payroll

If you run payroll in the UK, you’re not just calculating salaries—you’re also reporting pay details to HMRC. That’s where PAYE and RTI UK payroll rules come in. Many payroll issues happen not because employers can’t pay people, but because they miss submissions, use the wrong pay date, or don’t keep clean payroll records. This … Read more

UK Payroll Compliance Checklist for 2026: PAYE, RTI, P60s, Pensions & Statutory Pay

payroll compliance

Payroll Compliance in the UK isn’t only about paying salaries on time. It’s a compliance process that includes deductions, reporting to HMRC, employee documentation, pensions, and year-end tasks. Whether you run payroll in-house or outsource it, this checklist helps you ensure you’re covering the essentials in 2026. 1) Confirm your PAYE setup is correct Most … Read more

EOR vs Payroll Services in the UK: What’s the Difference (and Which One Do You Need)?

EOR vs Payroll Services in the UK

If you’re hiring in the UK, you’ll quickly run into two common options: Employer of Record (EOR) and Payroll Services. They sound similar because both involve paying workers correctly—but they solve different business problems. This guide explains EOR vs Payroll Services and what each service does, when you should use one (or both), and how … Read more

W-8BEN vs W-9: Which Form Do You Need (and Why US Clients Ask for It)?

W-8BEN vs W-9

If you’re a UK freelancer, contractor, agency, or a non-US company working with US clients, you’ll eventually hear: “Please send your W-9” or “We need a W-8BEN.” This can be confusing, especially if you’re not based in the US. Here’s the clean rule: W-9 is usually for US persons (US citizens, permanent residents/green card holders, … Read more

Holiday Pay for Irregular Hours & Part-Year Workers (UK): Accrual, 52-Week Average & Rolled-Up Holiday Pay

rolled-up holiday pay

Holiday pay becomes tricky when someone doesn’t work the same hours every week, works only part of the year, or has variable pay. To make this easier (and more consistent), UK guidance now supports a clearer approach for irregular-hours and part-year workers: holiday entitlement accrues as a percentage of hours worked, and employers may choose … Read more

Right to Work Check in the UK (Employer Guide): Share Codes, Manual Checks, Follow-Ups & Common Mistakes

right to work check

Hiring in the UK comes with a non-negotiable compliance step: right to work checks. Done correctly, a right to work check gives an employer a statutory excuse (legal defence) against a civil penalty if an employee is later found to be working illegally. Done incorrectly (or inconsistently), it can expose the business to serious risk … Read more

UK Sponsor Licence: Step-by-Step Application Checklist (Documents + Timeline + Common Refusals)

Sponsor Licence

If your business wants to hire non-UK resident talent on routes like Skilled Worker (and other Worker/Temporary Worker routes), you usually need a UK Sponsor Licence first. The Home Office expects you to prove you’re a genuine UK operation (or have the right “UK footprint” for certain routes) and that you can meet ongoing sponsorship … Read more

Employer of Record (EOR) in the UK: Hire Without Setting Up a UK Entity (Complete Guide)

Employer of Record

If you want to hire in the UK but don’t want the cost, time, and admin of setting up a UK company, a UK Employer of Record (EOR) is often the fastest, lowest-friction route. With an EOR, you can onboard UK talent quickly while the EOR handles payroll, contracts, and employment compliance—without you incorporating a … Read more

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