Director’s Salary Guide for 2026/27
With new tax changes for 2026/27, choosing the right director’s salary is more important than ever. Our guide breaks down the best salary options to maximise tax efficiency, reduce costs, and optimise your take-home pay—read on to make the right choice for your business!
New SSP Rules from April 2026
Statutory Sick Pay changed from April 2026, including day-one entitlement, wider eligibility and new calculation rules. Here’s what UK employers need to know and what to review now.
CIS Changed on 6 April 2026
If you work in construction, whether you’re a main contractor running a team of subbies, a sole trader sparky who brings in extra hands for bigger jobs, or an accountant looking after construction clients, the Construction Industry Scheme changed significantly on 6 April 2026. This guide covers what you need to know.
Holiday Pay Record Keeping Changes from April 2026: What Employers Need to Know
From April 2026, expectations around holiday pay and leave record keeping are tightening. Here’s what UK employers need to know, what’s actually changing, and how to prepare.This blog explores the new rates, their implications for businesses, and practical strategies to prepare effectively for the upcoming changes.
This guide explains how salary sacrifice works, its benefits, and how your business can leverage it to stay compliant and cost-efficient.
Adapting to the New National Minimum and Living Wage Rates in April 2026
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) are set to rise in April 2026, bringing important changes for UK businesses. These adjustments aim to ensure fair pay for workers across different age groups, but they also present challenges for employers managing payroll and budgets.
This blog explores the new rates, their implications for businesses, and practical strategies to prepare effectively for the upcoming changes.
This guide explains how salary sacrifice works, its benefits, and how your business can leverage it to stay compliant and cost-efficient.
Salary Sacrifice After the Budget: What Employers Can Still Gain Before 2029
Salary sacrifice is changing, but the headlines missed the real story. Employers still have a three year window to unlock the full NIC advantage before the rules tighten, and those who act early will see the biggest gains.
Budget 2025: What It Really Means for Employers
What Budget 2025 means in practice for employers. This briefing explains how the changes to National Living Wage, salary sacrifice pensions and benefit payrolling will affect payroll costs, compliance and workforce planning over the next two years.
Mandatory Payrolling of Benefits
If your business provides employee benefits — like private medical insurance, company cars, or gym memberships — there’s a big change on the horizon.
From April 2027, HMRC will make payrolling of Benefits in Kind (BiKs) mandatory.
While the change was originally planned for April 2026, the rollout has been delayed by one year. That extra time is welcome — but it doesn’t remove the issue at the heart of this reform:
⚠️ a potential double taxation effect in the first year of operation.
Here’s what you need to know if paying staff early this Christmas 2025!
Paying staff early this Christmas 2025?
Learn the critical PAYE reporting rule to prevent a Universal Credit shock that could reduce employee benefits by up to 55%.
Joint and Several Liability: Why Recruitment Agencies Can’t Afford to Ignore April 2026
From April 2026, recruitment agencies will be jointly and severally liable for unpaid PAYE and NIC from umbrella companies, making supply chain compliance a business-critical priority.
Read on to see whats changing and how you can best be prepared.