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Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Reclaim Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Bereavement Pay and Shared Parental Pay, find out about Small Employers’ Relief and get help if you cannot afford payments.
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
How to pay Class 1A National Insurance for employers, including a HMRC reference number, bank details, Faster Payments, CHAPS, Bacs, overseas payments and deadlines.
As an employer, you might need to report any expenses or benefits you provide to employees - tax and National Insurance (NI) payments.
Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.
Find HMRC-recognised payroll software to manage your Real Time Information (RTI) PAYE payments and deductions.
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Use the online service if you're an employer or agent to apply for an advance of statutory maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental pay.
If you provide company cars to your employees, use form P46 (Car) to tell HMRC
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA) allow employers to make an annual payment to HRMC for some types of expenses and benefits - apply, renew, deadlines
How to pay a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA), including payment methods, reference numbers, bank details and deadlines.
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
Use the employment history consent form to let HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) exchange and disclose information with your solicitor.
Understand the letters and numbers in your employee's tax codes, know when to update someone's tax code
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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