HMRC have confirmed IR35 will extend into the private sector from April 2020. The Draft Finance Bill was released today.Please click here to view the document.If you have any questions about how this may affect your business or your Contractors, please contact one of our team about our products and services on 01252 863700, info@epayme.co.uk or click Contact Us. … [Read more...]
Risks Facing The Recruitment Sector in 2019
Whilst the recruitment industry is a good barometer for the economy in general and is affected by Brexit and GPDPR, like all other sectors, recruiters will face some very specific risks in the coming year. IR35 was a major concern throughout 2018 and we now know that the changes will be introduced to the private sector in April 2020. We have already seen recruiters looking at workarounds, as pressure from hirers intensifies throughout 2019.With possible changes to regulations in the payroll … [Read more...]
Have you seen our article in The Educator?
If your payroll provider is offering a deal that sounds too good to be true....... you really should have a read of our article here.Please contact us on 01252 863700 if you would like to have a conversation surrounding any aspect of your payroll. … [Read more...]
The IR35 drama continues…….
How Off-Payroll toxifies relationships between business, agencies and the self-employed Not only are the Off-Payroll rules an overly-burdensome and unjust amendment to IR35, they also have a toxic impact on the previously amicable relationship between businesses, agencies and the self-employed. What HMRC introduced in a wanton effort to increase IR35’s tax yield threatens to destroy the supply chain dynamic and considerably damage flexible working in the UK.A real-life realisation … [Read more...]
Are you thinking of registering for the CCS Framework?
The Government will be closing its list of preferred recruitment consultants for state schools for two years – so there’s no time to lose, says Sarah Johnston, Managing Director of payroll provider ePayMeIf you provide supply teachers, then you should know all about the extension of the CCS Framework to cover the recruitment of supply teachers – but just in case you don’t, here’s a quick recap.The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is a UK Government agency which helps public sector bodies … [Read more...]
Leading payroll solutions provider ePayMe gains Professional Passport accreditation and joins trade body APSCo
ePayMe, the leading outsourced payroll services provider for the recruitment industry, has been named an Approved Supplier by employment industry recognition scheme, Professional Passport, at the same time as becoming an affiliate member of APSCo, the international trade association for the recruitment industry.The Professional Passport accreditation scheme involves rigorous auditing of ePayMe’s service levels, in-house systems, work practices and staff training. Combined with the APSCo … [Read more...]
Six reasons to outsource your payroll with ePayMe.
You may be asking why you need to outsource your payroll. Well, payroll can be complicated and time-consuming and when it comes to taxes, payroll is named as the area businesses find most troublesome.We’ve compiled an insightful infographic listing six ways that outsourcing payroll to ePayMe can save your business time, money and headaches. These include;Timing savings It goes without saying that you would rather spend time doing profitable work instead of administrative tasks. … [Read more...]
EEA migration in the UK
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its final report on the current and likely future patterns of EEA migration and the impacts of that migration to provide an evidence base for the design of a new migration system in 2021.Proposals include changes to the Tier 2 visa system - removing the cap, widening the range of jobs permitted, and reducing bureaucracy. The proposals mean that the change would be less for medium-skilled workers than low-skilled workers and less still for … [Read more...]
New HMRC Spotlight on umbrella companies ‘does not go far enough’
Umbrella companies inspiring HMRC’s new ‘Spotlight’ publication – dedicated to schemes that avoid tax – has been endorsed by payroll company bosses themselves, albeit tentatively.In fact, far from disliking brollies being in a HMRC series on abusive arrangements, Contractor Umbrella says it is “useful,” CWC Solutions deems it overdue and the FCSA said it was "welcome.”HMRC putting beyond doubt that 80, 90 or 95% take-home pay is not tax-compliant; that brollies are “never HMRC-approved”, … [Read more...]
Help Alfie Beat Neuroblastoma is named as our Charity of the Year
We are thrilled to reveal that the results are in, votes for our Charity of the Year have been counted and we are pleased to announce that Help Alfie Beat Neuroblastoma is the official ePayMe Charity of the Year.Each quarter, we will donate a portion of our profits to this superb cause. A shortlist of worthy causes were originally selected by our staff members before being put to a public vote on our website and social media channels.The shortlist included many worthy causes close to the … [Read more...]