small business – The Payroll Site Blog

Happy New Year

January is an important month in the calendar year and in the self-assessment timetable, but it isn’t that special for payroll.

Payroll – Who Needs It?

We sometimes get enquiries from people who are self employed, asking about setting up a payroll, but the truth is, most of them don’t need it.

How a Cheeky Ad Led to a Trade Mark

We have owned the trade mark ‘The Payroll Site’ for ten years now. Companies choose to protect their brand names for different reasons, but, in our case, it was prompted when a competitor did something very cheeky.

The Time Is Now: How to Help Your Employees Embrace Time Tracking

Around this same time in 2016, Sports Direct faced an inquiry for violating minimum wage laws. Facing Members of the Parliament, the company’s founder Mike Ashley admitted the retailer’s “unacceptable” practice of deducting 15 minutes worth of pay for being late to work for one minute.

A Criminal Declaration

Back in June, I explained that entering false information on The Pension Regulator’s declaration of compliance is a criminal offence, albeit one which hadn’t as yet seen any prosecutions. However, on 7th March 2018, Crest Healthcare and a related individual pleaded guilty in the first prosecution of its kind.

The Small Business Niche

Large businesses dominate our conversations. Their brands are everywhere we look, in advertising and in the news. It is easy to overlook, however, the fact that large businesses, with 250 or more employees, make up a tiny proportion of the businesses in the UK.