Help and support for employing people
Use HMRC videos and webinars to get help if you're an employer.
Available webinars are listed by subject and can last up to an hour.
To attend an upcoming live webinar, register and sign in at least 5 minutes before it starts.
You can ask your host questions during live webinars using the on-screen text box.
Regular updates from HMRC
Sign up for the employer email alert service to receive important updates from HMRC, it will also tell you when a new employer bulletin is available.
Getting started as an employer
Watch YouTube videos about:
- help for new employers
- running a small business
Use the online guide on becoming an employer to find out about:
- taking on staff
- running a payroll
- sick pay and end-of-year tasks
- what to do when an employee leaves
Employer filing obligations
Use this webinar to find out how and when to send HMRC:
- a Full Payment Submission
- an Employer Payment Summary
Expenses and benefits
Company cars, vans and fuel
Use this webinar to find out about:
- what records to keep
- information to report to HMRC
Employees with more than one workplace
Use this webinar to find out about:
- employee travel to different types of workplace such as a temporary workplace
- the effect this has on tax and National Insurance
Employee travel
Use this webinar to find out about:
- travel and subsistence payments
- mileage payments for employees using their own vehicle
Phones, internet and homeworking
Use this webinar to find out about:
- a mobile phone
- an internet connection
- homeworking expenses
Trivial benefits
Watch a catch up webinar about trivial benefits to find out what is meant by trivial benefits and the conditions that have to be met.
This is part of our expenses and benefits range of webinars for employers. It provides an overview of trivial benefits, including:
- what is a trivial benefit
- what conditions have to be met to be exempt from reporting to HMRC
- examples of trivial benefits scenarios
- what your responsibilities are
Social functions and parties
Use this webinar to find out about tax and National Insurance when providing social functions for your employees.
Payroll
Watch YouTube videos about:
Getting payroll information right
Watch a catch up webinar about getting payroll information right to find out how to give HMRC accurate information.
This webinar is for employers. It shows you how to provide accurate information to HMRC and avoid common payroll mistakes. This will save you time as you will have fewer enquiries from your employees and HMRC.
Payrolling – tax employee benefits through payroll
Register for the next live webinar about payrolling – tax employee benefits through payroll.
Payrolling makes it easier for employees to see they’re paying the right amount of tax. It also makes it easier for employers as they will not have to send in a P11D for payrolled benefits.
We will show you how to register for payrolling and what happens once you have registered, using examples.
P11D – how to complete your 2019 to 2020 return
This webinar will cover:
- which employees need a P11D
- the P11D and when to submit it
- taxable expenses and benefits
- National Insurance contributions
- how to correct a P11D
The National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage
Catch up with the latest videos to find out more about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage, and how to check you’re paying it correctly:
When is a worker entitled to the minimum wage
In our bite sized presentation series we aim to help employers avoid common errors. Each video is under 10 minutes long and covers a particular type of error.
Interns, work placements and the National Minimum Wage
Apprentices and the National Minimum Wage
Payments, deductions and the National Minimum Wage
Unpaid working time and National Minimum Wage
Accommodation and the National Minimum Wage
Sleep-in shifts and National Minimum Wage
Use the paying your workers the minimum wage online guide to find out more about the:
- National Minimum Wage
- National Living Wage
Statutory pay
Statutory Sick Pay
Use the Statutory Sick Pay online guide to find out more about:
- who can get Statutory Sick Pay
- calculating and paying Statutory Sick Pay
- what to do if an employee is not entitled to Statutory Sick Pay
- company sick pay
- Statutory Sick Pay and holidays
- managing sick leave
- keeping records
Find out about:
- what happens when an employee is off sick
- deciding when to pay Statutory Sick Pay
- how to calculate Statutory Sick Pay
Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay
You’ll find out about:
- pay for employees who’ve had or are having a baby
- what payments you can make
- how to calculate payments
Responsibilities when your business grows
Starting a limited company
This webinar is for people who are starting, or considering starting a limited company. It gives an overview of:
- how to register the company (incorporation)
- directors’ responsibilities to Companies House
- directors’ responsibilities to HMRC
- where you can find further help and guidance
HMRC and Health and Safety Executive working together for you
Watch this webinar to learn about:
- health and safety – find answers to typical questions
- taking on new employees as your business grows
Last updated 24 November 2020 + show all updates
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Links to register for the next live webinar have been removed from company cars, vans and fuel and employees with more than one workplace. A link to register for the next live webinar for employee travel has been added.
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We have updated the live webinar links for, 'company cars, vans and fuel benefits', 'employees with more than one workplace' and 'payrolling - tax employee benefits'. We have removed sections on registering for the webinar from, 'Employee travel', 'phones, internet and homeworking' and 'Employer filing obligations'.
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A webinar has been added for Phones, internet and homeworking.
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Links to register for the next live webinars about employer filing obligations, company cars, vans and fuel benefits and employee travel have been added.
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New recorded webinars for 'expenses and benefits for employers - phones, internet and homeworking' and 'Payrolling - tax employee benefits through payroll' have been added.
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A new webinar for 'expenses and benefits for employers - phones, internet and homeworking' has been added.
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A new webinar for 'Payrolling – tax employee benefits through payroll' has been added.
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A new webinar has been added about how to complete your 2019-2020 P11D return
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The video links within the payroll section have been updated. The penalties section and video have been removed.
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Live webinar links updated with recordings of sessions.
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A new online guide on Paying your workers the minimum wage has been added for the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage.
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A new webinar has been added about the National Minimum Wage.
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New webinars have been added for 'employer filing obligations', 'company cars, vans and fuel', 'employee travel', 'trivial benefits', 'social functions and parties', 'getting payroll information right', 'payrolling – tax employee benefits', 'Statutory Sick Pay', 'Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay' and 'HMRC and Health and Safety Executive'.
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The webinar links for Employer filing obligations, Company cars, vans and fuel, Employees with more than one workplace, Employee travel, Phones, internet and homeworking, Trivial benefits, Social functions and parties, Getting payroll information right, Payrolling – tax employee benefits through payroll, Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay, Responsibilities when your business grows have been updated.
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The video links within sections for payroll, national living wage and penalties have been updated.
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The webinars about employee travel, trivial benefits, social functions and parties, payrolling - tax employee benefits through payroll, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay have been updated.
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The webinar about 'HMRC and Health and Safety Executive (HSE)' has been removed.
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The webinar links for ‘Employee travel’, ‘Phones, internet and homeworking’, ‘Social functions and parties’, ‘Payrolling – tax employee benefits through payroll’ and ‘Statutory pay’ have been updated.
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The webinars for employee travel, social functions and parties for your employees and Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay have been updated.
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The webinar for payrolling – tax employee benefits through payroll has been added
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The webinar for HMRC and Companies House working together for you has been added.
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Webinars for 'Company cars, vans and fuel' and 'Employees with more than one workplace' have been added.
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This page has been updated to include a link to a webinar that covers the most common entries on the end of year expenses & benefits return (P11D).
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The The National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage webinars have been updated.
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Webinars have been added for annual reporting and tasks, and social functions and parties.
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Webinars for 'Employers - whats new for 2019-2020' and YouTube videos for National Minimum Wage have been added.
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A bite sized webinar on accommodation and the National Minimum Wage has been added.
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Webinars for 'Unpaid working time and the National Minimum Wage', 'Employer filing obligations', 'Expenses and benefits', 'Payroll', 'Statutory Pay' and 'Responsibilities when your business grows' have been added and the webinar for 'Employment Status' has been removed.
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The latest webinars about employer filing obligations, company cars, vans and fuel, National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage have been added.
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The latest webinars about employer filing obligations, company cars, vans and fuel, and a Statutory Sick Pay online guide have been added.
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The latest webinars about employer filing obligations, company cars, vans and fuel, and a Statutory Sick Pay online guide have been added.
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Webinars for employee travel and responsibilities when your business grows and the workplace and travel have been added.
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Webinars for PAYE: end of year expenses and benefits has been updated.
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Webinars about getting started as an employer, payrolling and the the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage have been updated.
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Webinars for expenses and benefits, PAYE end of year expenses, payroll, national living wage and statutory pay have been updated.
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The latest webinars about penalties, expenses and benefits, travel and subsistence, entertaining staff and Statutory Sick Pay have been added, as well as details of a new webinar about managing sick leave and Statutory Sick Pay.
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New webinars about expenses and benefits and your responsibilities when your business grows have been added.
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The webinars for 'what’s new for 2018' and 'employer filing obligations' have been re-recorded because of important new information affecting employers.
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The latest webinars about reporting PAYE to HMRC, employer filing obligations, phones, internet and homeworking and trivial benefits have been added.
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The latest webinars about what's new for 2018, company vans and payrolling benefits in kind have been added.
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The latest webinars about The National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage have been updated.
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The latest available webinars have been added for expenses and benefits, payrolling benefits in kind and company cars and fuel.
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Register for the next live HMRC and Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) joint webinar about managing sick leave and statutory sick pay.
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Register for the next live webinar about the National Living wage and the National Minimum wage.
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