Pensions and Payroll for Employers

If this is your first time hiring employees, you’ll want to ensure you start off on the right foot – and staff pensions are a big (and legal) priority from the minute you start hiring. As an employer, you’ll need to open a ‘workplace pension’. Who qualifies for this, and how you auto-enrol them can…

Do I Need to Register for PAYE?

Pay As You Earn (or PAYE for short) is the process used by employers to collect Income Tax and National Insurance on behalf of HMRC. Employers make tax deductions from the wages they pay to employees, and then pay the deductions to HMRC, but not all employers need to register. Who needs to register for…

The Client and Contractor’s Guide to IR35

IR35 is definitely a tricky one to get your head around, and if you’re a freelancer or contractor who regularly works closely with the same clients, you’re probably wondering if it affects you. At a very basic level, the trick is to ask yourself, am I an ‘employee in disguise’? Not in the literal sense…