Payroll Mistakes That Cost Small Businesses
Payroll errors rarely look dramatic at first. A missed submission, an out-of-date rate or a contractor who is really an employee can sit unnoticed for months …
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Subject Access Requests: How to Respond as a Small Business
Anyone whose personal data you hold can ask for a copy of it, by email, letter, phone or even a comment to a member of staff. For UK businesses, that is a …
Employment Rights Act 2025: What Small Employers Must Know
For UK employers: the Employment Rights Act 2025 is the biggest change to workplace law in years, and it is arriving in phases rather than all at once. This …
Hiring Your First Employee in the UK: Step by Step
Taking on your first employee is a big step, and the UK legal checklist can look daunting. This guide is for UK employers hiring for the first time in the …
National Minimum Wage 2026: Rates and Employer Rules
For UK employers: new minimum wage rates took effect on 1 April 2026, with the National Living Wage now £12.71 an hour for workers aged 21 and over. This …
Right to Work Checks: A Guide for UK Employers
This guide is for UK employers. Before anyone starts working for you, you must check that they have the right to work in the UK. Done properly, the check takes …
Holiday Pay and Entitlement for UK Employers
For UK employers: almost every worker is entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year, but working out how much leave someone gets and how much to pay them is …