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...]
Preferred Supplier Lists
As we settle into 2019 it is time to reflect and review on how we are doing, to avoid regulatory penalties and improve our business for the coming year.Many recruitment agencies use preferred supplier lists (PSL) for umbrella companies, but how do you ensure this is followed by your workforce? There has been mention of HMRC targeting individual consultants for unpaid tax, due to direct payments made by providers.Referral incentives place consultants at risk and can leave businesses open … [Read more...]
ePayMe expands leadership team with Martin Wilding joining as COO
ePayMe, the leading outsourced payroll services provider for the recruitment industry, has hired Martin Wilding as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer to oversee daily operations of the company and the work of all related teams.Martin began his career in the insurance industry as an Independent Financial Adviser. After 10 years as an adviser, he joined the Metropolitan Police Service, where he spent 12 years, including terms as an armed officer for the Diplomatic Protection Group, … [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...]
Are you inadvertently breaking the law over bribery and incentives?
Bribery, corruption and tax avoidance: Martin Wilding, COO at ePayMe, outlines how contractors, recruitment agencies and services providers could be inadvertently breaking the law.Al Capone, the notorious Chicago gangster of the Roaring Twenties, died in Alcatraz in 1947, after 15 years in jail. But he wasn’t sent to the slammer for organising dozens of murders or breaking the US laws against distributing alcohol. He was jailed for tax evasion.Why should contractors, recruitment … [Read more...]
CIPP Accredited Payroll provider ePayMe recognised under PAS.
ePayMe, the leading outsourced payroll services provider for the recruitment industry, is affirming its commitment to best practice having been awarded accreditation under the Payroll Assurance Scheme (PAS), operated by industry body the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).ePayMe’s PAS accreditation follows hot on the heels of the news that it has achieved Approved Supplier status under employment industry recognition scheme, Professional Passport, and that it has become an … [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...]