Employers have been reminded that there are just six months remaining until new legislation is introduced changing the requirements of employee payslips. more»

As chancellor Philip Hammond scraps a planned tax break for 3.4m self-employed workers, small business bodies have branded it a betrayal of the UK’s sole traders. more»

While every small business owner wants to imagine that their company has a well-oiled expense management system – one that all employees use both confidently and responsibly – the truth may be very different. more»

Should employers be banned from asking potential employees their salaries? The Young Women's Trust charity said that the salary question is partly to blame for trapping women on low pay. more»

With more and more high street businesses facing closures, what five mistakes do employers commonly make when handling redundancies? more»

As a government consultation ends, HMRC has been urged to scrap plans to extend IR35 self-employed tax regulation into the private sector. more»

Developing skills and knowledge provides a greater sense of career progression for self-employed people than increasing annual turnover, according to a new report. more»

The tough question business owners face, especially tech companies, is how to retain and incentivise employees and can this be done cost effectively without large bonus payments? An Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme is a potential means of doing this. more»

The government released its consultation on off-payroll working rules in the private sector on 18 May 2018. However, the document spells bad news for the flexible economy, Chris Bryce, CEO […] more»

Small business owners are increasing staff salaries at the fastest rate for three-and-a-half years, new research has found, with many employees seeing pay packets increase by over four per cent. more»