We all acknowledge that the cheque is slowly leaving the payments platform with regards to Business to Business payments. As more and more companies move over to electronic payments, it is vital that they look at all the options that are available to them. Please do not assume that using...
more The Budget 2012 – how will it affect your payroll?
The big headline of the budget was the news that the income tax threshold is being raised to £9,205, meaning we will earn more tax free. 24 million people will be £220 a year better off, including higher rate earners. This will come into effect from April 2013. Tax allowances...
more So how will the cloud help my business?
The business world is changing About 18 months ago I turned to a friend and boldly told him that the world is changing and that companies need to prepare themselves for some huge changes in the way we conduct business in the coming years. I pointed to my smart phone...
more the email you never want to send…..or receive.. from payroll
Email subject line: Late payroll ‘Dear Colleague, the management team hope you are looking forward to the weekend, thanks for all the hard work this week, we managed to exceed our target. Unfortunately due to an unforeseen technical issue, we regret to inform you that the payroll file was delayed...
more Prevent missed payroll
Every month some company somewhere in the UK will have a problem sending their payroll file for processing. When you look at all the component parts involved in sending a Bacs files, I’m not surprised companies are missing deadlines. There are 5 main components of a successful Bacs process. Finance...
more the curse of the smart card….
Back in 2010 I was having a meeting with a large company talking about how to make their payroll more secure and efficient. While we were talking about having and testing a disaster recovery plan their fire alarm went off. Naturally as a visitor to the building I looked at...
more Spring clean your payroll data for HMRC
Everyone’s talking about RTI and how it will affect UK employers, payroll bureaux and software developers in the lead up to its introduction in April 2013. What’s RTI? It stands for Real Time Information and will be the new way to submit data about your employees to the tax office. ...
more Employer Services at the Payroll World Awards 2011
A glittering evening, this was the inaugural Payroll World Awards event. The Employer Services Team were honoured to both present an award and to be nominated as finalists. Over 300 of the UK’s payroll elite attended the evening at the Hilton London Bridge last night. Chris Fitzgerald, MD at Payroll World...
more It’s Christmas already at Employer Services!
Just look at all these fabulous presents ! A BIG thank you to everyone who made a contribution to this year’s Operation Christmas Child. This year the payroll services teams at esl packed 34 boxes with goodies so well done to everyone who either provided a shoe box, wrapped a shoebox, filled...
more Stuart makes the Top 10!
Stuart Hall, Managing Director of Employer Services Ltd (esl) in Brentwood, has this week been named as one of the top 10 payroll professionals in the UK in 2011 by Payroll World magazine. Stuart, who has recently developed and launched a pioneering online payroll service aimed at small businesses, is...
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