Auto-Enrolment Duties for Employers: Workplace Pension ResponsibilitiesWho must be enrolled?You must assess each worker regularly.Criteria: Qualifying Earnings:These are the earnings between £6,240 and £50,270 (2025/26). The minimum 5% pension contribution applies only to this band, not the employee’s full salary. Minimum contribution rates (2025/26) Duties for new employersFrom your first employee, you have duties:
Employers will need to note the new government timeline for mandating the reporting and payment of Income Tax and Class 1A National Insurance on benefits in kind (BiKs). Originally planned for April 2026, this requirement will now take effect from April 2027. This extra year is intended to give you—as an employer, payroll professional, or […]
As part of the Government’s Plan to Make Work Pay, changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) are on the way that may affect how you manage employee leave. Through the new Employment Rights Bill, SSP will be strengthened to ensure that all employees have access to it from day one of sickness, regardless of how […]