Archive

January 2012

Beyond the cloud – What’s on the payroll technology horizon for 2012
Conference insights – International and Strategy updates
Talking RTI with HMRC – Stephen Banyard takes on the task
Foundation generation – A responsibility for employers?

December 2011

50 of the best – This year’s top names, as voted for by readers
Reporting staff hours – Is HMRC expecting too much for RTI?
Payroll Awards – All the action from the night
Prepaid cards – Becoming viable for paying staff

November 2011

10th Anniversary issue – Industry experts reflect on a decade of changes in the world of payroll

October 2011

The giving machine – Payroll giving: a growing priority for many businesses
HMRC tough on e-filing – Employers’ victory over e-filing fines
Chemical attraction – Tata’s Lightfoot on service and loyalty
Steady rolling – Software keeps the legal pace

September 2011

A superior blend – The public sector’s creative approach to shared services
Settling up at Pizza Hut – Wages, toppings and life in the hut
Globalised payroll – Special Report on overseas pay runs
Ratings game – Adopting metrics in the workplace

August 2011

What ‘lies’ beneath – We uncover the many guises of payroll fraud
Chequered past? – Halt on plans to abolish cheques
Reward strategy – Lifestyle discounts to benefit staff
Appy to help – The advent of apps on demand

July 2011

Out of the chrysalis – We observe the rise of payroll as a profession
Interview – The Treasury’s Justine Greening discusses payroll giving
The cloud v analytics – Are analytics overtaking the cloud?
Lean machine – How to achieve lean labour.

June 2011

Fear and loathing – We investigate the details behind RTI implementation
Interview – John Philpott of the CIPD on HR
Payroll’s got talent – How to retain your top staff
What’s on the cards? – Prepaid cards to sweep Europe

May 2011

Mechanical intelligence – Why the age of automation needs the human touch
Taxing questions – John Whiting on tax simplification
In sickness, in health – The marriage of wellness and pay
Social care 2.0 – Social media as a payroll tool

April 2011

Into the danger zone – We investigate how to manage payroll during global disasters
MPs attack HMRC – Interview with Ian Liddell-Grainger MP
Volunteer or employee? – How to manage volunteers in the Big Society
Payroll World’s spring conference – All the news and views from the event

March 2011

Pensions: a barren prospect? – The government prepares the industry for automatic enrolement
BBC Radio 4’s Paul Lewis – Talks pensions, bonus pay and expenses
Annual P11Ds – Compliance and completion
Under threat – The future of payroll giving

February 2011

The big app – Mobile phone apps as a payroll management tool
Exclusive news – Church of England in payroll debacle
Pay slip-ups revealed – How to avoid accounting errors
Generation game – The age of reason in the workplace

January 2011

A changing landscape – Preparing for the 2011 agency worker directive
Seasonal adjustment – The tools for an emergency
Sharing services – The efficiencies of integration
Finance Bill update – All the latest news on the Bill

December 2010

Strike a balance – Taking action in the modern workplace
Into the future – Collaborative tools impact on payroll
Ringing in the season – Staffing needs over the holidays
Lucky charm – Likeability will land you a job

November 2010

The Time Thieves – The many faces of time fraud
Autumn Update – Top news from PW’s conference
The police revolt – Reviews of shift patterns
EU vote on maternity – 20 weeks leave surprise victory

October 2010

Meteoric rise – The inevitable invasion of the prepaid card
The Payroll Top 50 – Top professionals revealed inside
Paperless payslips – The road ahead for online payslips
When the axe falls – Know the redundancy law

September 2010

Flexibility at a stretch – How the benefits market is shaping up in tough times
Managing talent – Finding the best candidates
Expense alert – Overcoming fraudulent claims
Head in the clouds – How secure is cloud computing?

August 2010

It pays to pay – The repercussions of failing to pay your employees
Shared services – Is there a need for in-house staff?
A leap of faith – Reducing your carbon footprint
Vince’s big idea – Vince Cable’s student tax plans

July 2010

Searching for answers – Taking the stress out of document management
Osborne’s gambit – Emergency Budget under scrutiny
Offside rule – Going AWOL during sporting events
Carbon cool – Measure and monetise carbon

June 2010

Style and substance – Choosing a bureau with systems that work for you
Software supplement – Latest innovations revealed
Employment tribunal – Male worker wins bias case
Legislative landscape – New Government begins its work

May 2010

Party time! – Manifestos analysed as tax becomes election issue
Dream schemes? – Net closes in on salary sacrifice
Sickness and health – Scope to cut back on absence
Payroll Top 50 – Nominate your choice for award

April 2010

The big switch – Are the Tories’ plans for PAYE reform workable?
Budget 2010 – Taxing issues as election nears
In or out? – In-house versus outsourcing choices
In the cloud – Chatter is next-gen networking tool

March 2010

Can we fix it? – HMRC grapples with incorrect coding notices
A pay pal? – Potential for prepaid cards explored
Software futures – The latest in payroll software developments
Speaking in codes – Take-home errors to be highlighted at conference

February 2010

Multi-tasks – Is the employer to blame for aggregation headaches?
Fast at last – Nudging towards same-day payments
Tech update – New section on payroll software
Data day – HMRC outlines its modernisation

January 2010

In fine form – Our annual guide to the P11D
Pre-budget report – Coverage and expert analysis
Public Sector Payroll – A four-page conference report
SOCA is not a game – Hidden liabilities in anti-fraud regulations

December 2009

All tied up – Working time rules, holidays and workplace logistics
Taxing issue – HMRC needs smarter system on tax records
Damage limitation – Recovering funds after employee fraud
At your service – Recruitment software; can it be easy to use?

November 2009

A shared agenda – A five-point guide to getting shared services right
Taxing vouchers – Coverage and analysis of childcare changes
A legal matter – Mapping the minefield of employment law
Autumn update – Four pages of full conference coverage

October 2009

Conference season – Exclusive preview of this autumn’s programme
Re-flex action – What’s up and down in company perks
Digital switchover – Making the move to electronic payslips
Put it on the card – Pre-paid market set for take-off

September 2009

Keeping an eye out – The huge hidden sums in inflated expenses
International rescue – Special section on global payrolls
Farewell T&A – Welcome to workforce management
Good to give – Payroll giving is now centre-stage

August 2009

Make the leap – Going paper-free in the new green workplace
Change of course – The transforming role of payroll managers
Time is of the essence – Achieve business goals with T&A software
Corporate manslaughter – Management practices under scrutiny

July 2009

Professional progress – Landmarks in the development of payroll
Holiday pay case
Bureaux thrive
Umbrella firms explained

June 2009

Are interns exploited? – Focus on the rise of unpaid workers
Top 50 result – Who you voted for as top payrollers
A capital idea – Payroll’s contribution to human capital
House reform – Ideas for modernising MP’s expenses

May 2009

Official recognition – Stephen Timms signals payroll’s contribution
Spring update – Four pages of conference coverage
Budget analysis – Reports by Simon Parsons and Norman Green
The Top 50 – Launch of the key payroll influencers

April 2009

A turning point – Have lay-offs killed the drive for employees’ rights?
Budget pressure – Options narrow for Treasury as public deficit soars
Outsourcing special – 12-page pull-out section on HR outsourcing
Weather the storm – Impact of the downturn on payroll departments

March 2009

It’s ‘in’ this year – But problems emerge with in-year filing
SNP U-turn – No Local Income Tax for Scotland
Reining in – Recession imposes expenses limits
Keynote speeches – Recession imposes expenses limits

February 2009

Payroll in the sun – How it can pay to go offshore
Redundancies – Beware of last in, first out
BACS to the future – Faster payments in the slow lane
Supplement – The complete guide to P11d and P9D

January 2009

Facing up to ID – Biometric technology protection from fraud and crime
New rules on migrant workers – Companies face high fines
Farewell to paper – Electronic payslips save money and the environment
Pay cuts start to bite – Is reduced pay better than redundancy?

December 2008

After the crash – Will bankers’ pay ever be the same again?
By charter – Qualifications and the move to Chartered status
The Darling bids – Pre-Budget Report as election battle nears
Conference call – Four pages of Payroll World conference news

November 2008

Web 2.0 hiring – Recruitment and technology in the down-turn
It pays to share – The rise and rise of shared services
In demand – Vacancies for payroll staff despite down-turn
Maternal greetings – Update on the new benefits since 5 October

October 2008

Salmond’s leap – SNP makes plans for local income tax
Credit cure – Personal debt and the role of pre-paid cards
Owning up – HMRC should admit to errors on small pensions
Mini-budget today – HMRC outlines process for autumn code changes

September 2008

Hire education – The new points-based system for migrant workers
First contact – Connecting with remote workers
Worldwide work – Free supplement: International payroll
Show me the money – When it isn’t clear if someone’s been paid

August 2008

Oh, Darling – Political turbulence and the jittery Chancellor
The end is here – Termination payments and tax liabilities
To ERP is human – Enterprise Resource Planning explained
Going, going green – Payroll’s part in saving the planet

July 2008

Ready to go – Prepared for the online in-year form
Faking authenticity – Email scammers that impersonate HMRC
Agent of change – Legal guide to new agency staff rights
New routine – Best year-end yet online

June 2008

The greatest risk – Human capital hazard and payroll data
Getting tough – Guide to the changes on sex discrimination
The 10p U-turn – Why some will miss out on back-dating
Whatever you want – Changing the status quo with software supply

May 2008

Thank you and sorry – Don Macarthur meets the payroll profession
Wake up, MPs – A year to discover the 10p change
Keeping watch – Payroll falls under FSA on laundering
Building blocks – Does new CIS form a foundation?

April 2008

Darling’s budget – Full news coverage plus expert analysis
Brighter Future – Smarter back-office helps manufacturers
Silver Service – The case for Software as a Service
Flexible Friend – The rise and rise of flexible benefits

March 2008

Dry cleaning – Money laundering and payroll bureaux
Art of giving – Payroll giving comes of age
Be pre-paid – UK finally picks up the tab
HMRC responds – Don Macarthur to address PW conference

February 2008

NHS pay crisis – Time for surgery on payroll systems
Wising up – Offshoring relies on management, not cost
Faster, faster – 21st Century speed from BACS
E-filing kitemark – Simon Parsons on the new Payroll Standard

January 2008

Slippery slope – The property slide and fake payroll forms
Whose expense? – Increasing numbers exaggerate claims
Simpler year-end – Reform of P11D promises savings
Perverse incentives – Bonuses and risk in new NHS payroll

December 2007

Caring at Christmas – Payroll at the season’s busiest employers
HMRC crisis – Revenue hits low as Gray resigns
Head above water – Coping when the firm is in trouble
The people report – Second meeting of Human Capital Forum

November 2007

Just cause – How payroll giving helps homeless kids
Debt duties – Payment orders and the courts
Tough talk – New regime in employment law
Flat world workings – Running a global payroll team

October 2007

Missing in action – Taking the temperature on absence policies
Next steps – HMRC on in-year online filing
Just rewards – How payroll links with comp strategy
The new shift – People really are the biggest asset

September 2007

Blurred edges – Deciding when interns should get paid
Hot seat – Capita’s MD quizzed over unpaid nurses
Home to roost – ‘Small’ pensions come into PAYE system
Playing the fiddle – Expenses claims may include family holiday

August 2007

Behind the mask – Can you detect the corrupt candidate?
Value added – Launch of the PW Human Capital Forum
Olympics fear – CIS may threaten construction projects
Smarter systems – Can the public sector become truly efficient?

July 2007

Flexible workplace – George Osborne gets family-friendly
Red tape – Costs of benefits admin could outweigh gains
How did it go? – Round-up of online processes post 19 May
Found in translation – Are English lessons key for migrant workers?

June 2007

Charting progress – Why human capital is more than ‘human resources’
Pay floor – Clampdown on minimum wage abuses
Status cymbals – Revenue increases noise on disguised employees
No expense spared – Taxis, cat food, Durex and other claims

May 2007

What Katy says – Kate Upcraft presents spring update speech
Going global – International firm can be SME
Hybrid houses – Payroll at centre of IT systems
A capital future – New forum for strategic payroll

April 2007

Business partner – David Nicol, Deutsche Bank’s payroll executive
Pay attention – Migration and troncs on menu in hospitality
Farewell Statement – Simon Parsons on Gordon Brown’s last budget
Wait for efficiency – 125 years to recoup incentive payments

March 2007

Legal liaisons – Love contracts and employment law
A time to give – Payroll donations get going at last
Health dividend – Fixing the NHS with pay
Thought leaders – Top speakers at PW’s spring conference

February 2007

Spot on – Measuring and maintaining payroll accuracy
In the wind – Towards a Scottish Variable Rate
Sensitive handling – Dealing with difficult payroll customers
Primarolo confirms – Commons told of incentive payouts

January 2007

The way we live now – Diversity, the workplace and the law
Top floor – Profession comes of age
Devil you know – Managing people better lowers business risk
Last post – Final Pre-Budget Report from Chancellor Brown

December 2006

Cheng takes aim – Payroll can reach board level
Ebenezer’s payroll tips – A tax-efficient Christmas
Some incentive – E-filing payouts to top £750m
From CIS to SMP – Full reports of Payroll World’s autumn conference

November 2006

Trained and able – Levelling the playing field for young and old
Data robbery – Security matters in outsourcing
Catch the net – Faster than the web
The long Good Friday – Dealing with 6 April 2007

October 2006

Built-in changes – Getting ready for the Construction Industry Scheme
Fraud. It’s your problem – Failures to clamp down on the inside job
Discriminatingly tricky – Hidden problems in age laws
Perverse incentive – Is the £250 rebate being abused?

September 2006

Faltering health? – Exclusive survey on the NHS overhaul
New institute, new awards – Payroll World teams up with re-branded IPPM
Making a meal of it – Which types of lunch are taxable?
More Voca by the day – BACS reports enter 21st Century

August 2006

Turner for the better – Kent Council’s efficiency gains by Jackie Turner
Cap on sick pay – Three-month threshold for agency workers
Offshoring or global sourcing? – Payroll services home and abroad
Directors’ cut – Educating directors on their NICs

July 2006

Performance technology – New section on payroll innovation
The flat world – Realities of globalisation
Tax-free PILONs – HMRC loses £30k case
Implementing progress – Payrollers head IT projects

June 2006

The truth about outsourcing – What really happens in contract renewals
Get Carter II – More e-filing follows latest Carter Report
Pension rescue – Salary sacrifice eases deficits
Pre-paid delivery – Bye bye cheques. Bye bye forms

May 2006

Equal measures – The reality of pay audits
Summertime – And the students are working
Microsoft moves – T&A through your Outlook
Conference call – Top Revenue and pensions speakers at our spring conference

April 2006

Going global – Update on international payroll
Budget 2006 – Surprise end of HCI
Maternity matters – New angles on Alabaster
Here we go again – Second year of compulsory e-filing

March 2006

Charity begins at payroll – The Payroll Grants Scheme revs up
Left holding the baby? – Are family-friendly policies a burden?
Coaching for change – Pensions
In the face of disaster – Recovery strategies

February 2006

How was it for you? – The great BACSTEL-IP migration
A word of advice – Progress on payslips
The big build-up – Pensions preview
In the courts – Discrimination under the spotlight

January 2006

Pensions shake-up – What Turner means for payroll
Get with the program – A year in technology
Pre-Budget report – Key changes explained
New year resolutions – Career tips for jobseekers

December 2005

Delivering Christmas – Inside the Royal Mail payroll
Professional bodies – Added value for new members
Man with a mission – New IPPM boss interviewed
In the courts – Round-up of key cases

November 2005

Praying for assistance – Employers fear burden of welfare proposals
Pensions timebomb – New schemes must attract more workers
HCM – Evaluating the value of employees
Employment data – Getting to know your stuff

October 2005

Line of fire – Handling army reservists’ payrolls
Wheels of commerce – A rational look at the company car
Tick, tock – Time is short for BACS-IP conversion
Boom time? – State of play in outsourcing market

September 2005

At your service – Challenges in the public sector
Present and correct – Absence policies that work
Software survey – Users may switch suppliers
Work here, paid overseas – Split payrolls for migrant workers

August 2005

You’re welcome – Hospitality employers meet payroll challenge
Getting bigger, getting leaner – Software suppliers consolidate
Paid on time – Business as usual after the bombs
Maternity bonuses – What are expectant mums entitled to?

July 2005

Payroll therapy – Challenges for the retail employer
Headache cure – The electronic year-end at a major charity
Power of two – Guidelines for supplier relationships
Ready to retire – Payroll’s readiness for the ageing society

June 2005

Human capital outlines – Payroll fills in the details – includes supplier guide
This way up – Career opportunities through training
From cars to babies – Full coverage of the Payroll World conference
Called to account – Sarbanes Oxley comes to town

May 2005

Handcuffs – The student’s burden – and the payroll manager’s also?
Inoperable? – E-filing blues at year-end – exclusive report
Time runs out – Deadline is looming on BACS-IP
Settling up – Making expenses fun

April 2005

World events – Relentless move to global payrolls
Remotely viable – Employing a flexible workforce
The Budget – Latest analysis by Linda Pullan
Bureau practice – Technology tutorial on selecting a provider

March 2005

Web worries – Death by 1,000 cuts, exclusive news story – Simon Parsons – Self-assessment log-jam
Free with this issue – P11D Supplement, in association with KPMG
Health & safety – A guide for payroll staff

February 2005

Fine evaders – Deduction from earnings hit problems
BACS to the wall – Deadline nears for internet protocol
On the brink? – Technology alters the payslip (slowly)
Pre-budget report – Analysis by Linda Pullan

January 2005

New Dawn – Primarolo presses on with customs merger
Pre-budget report – Summary of the key changes
Resolutions – Career plan – v.v.good

December 2004

Green card – New regulations after the cockle pickers
Piggy in the middle – When an employee owes tax
Product recall – Lost bonuses force Royal Mail pensions re-issue
Last fall – Round-up of the autumn conferences

November 2004

On course – Payroll training falls into place
Sex, the city and the law – It is not only high-fliers winning equal pay
Savings shortfall – Experts blast pension inaction
Off the shelf – Technology tutorial on SME software

October 2004

Punchier payslips – Making payday work for you
Outsourcing: the bottom line – Cost cutting, but at what price?
Working hours – Ready for the rule change
Behind BACS – Overhaul for payments plumbing

September 2004

Liberty calls – National Payroll Week comes to town
Through the maze – Guide to data protection requirements
Understand the process – Dispelling myths on XML, EDI and electronic filing
Being prepared – Changes to the PAYE audit

August 2004

Supplier consolidation – For better or for worse?
If it is TUPE – Protection of employee rights in a transfer
Getting to know you – Preventing recruitment fraud
We’re getting there – Inland Revenue reports e-filing progress

July 2004

In our hands? – Progress and problems with the electronic year-end
University challenge – How to pay students doing holiday work
The difference a day makes – Calculation of one day’s pay
New kid on the block – Revamped court orders for England and Wales

June 2004

Opening doors – Class 1A explained
The landmark – A European ruling will change maternity pay
Golden Jubilee – 50 years of computerised payroll
Payroll giving – Why we should care

May 2004

E-filing questions – Don Macarthur of the IR responds
Tightening the net – New checks required on immigrant workers
Feel the benefit – There is more to flex than tax rules
Give him credit – Gordon Brown plans to relieve burden of Tax Credits

April 2004

60,000 lose pensions – ‘I have to work for as long as I’m standing’
Drowning in demands – Hurdles in small business payroll
I never knew that – Small print in Inland Revenue rules
Secrets and spies – Should we know what colleagues earn?

March 2004

Father, dear father – Costs and quirks in paternity law
Takes time – Highs and lows of T&A systems
Let’s talk turkey – When is a benefit trivial?
Year-end checks – Timely reminders before 6 April

February 2004

Paper tiger – Will complete automation ever happen?
Supple solutions – Tax & NI treatment of flexible benefits
Partial solutions – Government’s pensions plans make a start
Not child’s play – Guide to new tax relief for childcare

January 2004

Identity crisis – ID cards could make identity theft more likely
Enterprise plots – Death of Enterprise Resource Planning is exaggerated
Gordon’s way – Full analysis of pre-budget report changes
Don’t forget VAT – It’s a matter for payroll, too

December 2003

Seamless service – Pension payrolls and the ageing workforce
Whatever you want – IT suppliers respond to over-selling charge
Time’s up – Europe tightens rules for ‘on-call’ hours
Tip off – Sorting out the mess on waiters’ earnings

November 2003

Crisis or drama – Just how good is your disaster recovery?
Continental drifts – International outsourcing takes off
Quality sweep – Revenue cleans up on data
Pregnant pause – Back to back claims for maternity leave

October 2003

The big commute – Why globalisation will make payrolls more challenging
Silicon gains – A business case for better payroll IT
Mileage matters – Unpicking the tax and NI rules on car allowances
Do unto others – Being nice to other departments

September 2003

One year’s leave – A guide to the new maternity regime
General selections – Key principles for choosing payroll software
Confusion by numbers – There are far more NI numbers than there are workers
Regional response – Globalisation creates continental pay bases

August 2003

48-hour tweaks – Changes to working time law explained
Serve yourself – The paperless payslip takes over
Come on Ireen – E-filing user group rolls up its sleeves
Insourcing – Big firms take payroll back in-house

July 2003

Peace breaks out – Mediation keeps employers out of tribunals
Shows application – Web comes of age with ASP
Currency Travails – The stall and rise of the Euro in Britain
Two-tier confusion – Tony Blair’s promise to the unions spells headaches

June 2003

Compulsory E-filing – Four page special report
Wedding Bells – The hidden costs of getting married
Mission Critical – Payroll is strategic – the MBA got it wrong
Work-life solutions – Employers’ scheme for flexible working requests

May 2003

Global Gateways – Have laptop, will travel – international payroll becomes mainstream
The Budget – Gordon Brown’s changes as they affect payroll
A Class of its Own – No longer just for cars – a guide to Class 1A NICs
Who Told You That? – How to cope when guidance differs from law

April 2003

Get Ready for Carter – The Carter Report is the biggest shake-up for payroll since the start of PAYE
Happy New Year – Overview of the major changes as the tax year begins
Tax Credits – IR u-turn on over-payments

March 2003

Whatever Happened to Pensions? – Why the Government’s response falls short
Time & Attendance – Knowing work time gives you power
A Noteworthy Tale – The curious history of the banknote
Fat Cats Get Semi-Skimmed – Excesses are reined in

February 2003

The Pain Barrier – How to avoid problems at year-end?
Information is Power – Integrate intelligence
The Pay-Off – Be careful with your PILONS
All Out! – How do strikes affect you?

January 2003

Picking Over the Bones – What does the Chancellor have in store for us?
Pension Time-Bomb – What women may have to face in future
Legal Wars – The fight for rights?
Is-House Payroll – Who’s in control?

December 2002

The Global Workforce

Outsourcing – Why do it?
The NIC Hike – Taxing by stealth
Baby Boom – New SMP rules mean timing is critical

November 2002

The MSc in Payroll Management – Did it jump, or was it pushed?
The Administrator – Undervalue at your peril
Agency Workers – What will the real cost be?
Secret Sickness – The impact of data protection

Electronic Filing Supplement – January 2005
Ready for the plunge – Exclusive research guages preparations for e-filing
Ten top tips – John Black on the key things to remember
I can see clearly – Successful transition at Specsavers
What happened next? – Update on the issues highlighted in the past 12 months

Time, attendance & flexible working – February 2005
It’s the system – Guide to choosing T&A technology
A free world – Letting staff choose their hours boosts profits
Creating the advantage – How human logistics is replacing time management

P11D Supplement – March 2005
P is for pitfalls – Penny Nicol on how to avoid common errors
PAYE and display – Including benefits in PAYE coding *Software focus * – Guide to IT choice

Special outsourcing edition – May 2005
Enlightened openings – Managing outsourcing for success
Integrated info – People are capital, data is king
Hard evidence – Majority of deals deliver
By agreement – Contractual essentials and the law

Guide to P11Ds – January 2006
Expenses, benefits and P11Ds explained – Comprehensive guide from Payroll World
Survival of the fittest – Dealing with the new HMRC at P11D time
How to survive P11D completion – Your practical step-by-step guide
Taking the plunge – Are you ready fro FBI?

Guide to P11Ds
Studying the form – Definitive guide for 2006/07 compliance
Running costs – NET mileage scheme cuts cost of cash car schemes
Driving forces – Penny Nicol explains new rules on vans

Going global – Can there be a single multi-country solution?
Project pay – Forum helps deal with complexity
Human internet – Teamwork is crucial to gain efficiency

Time & Attendance Supplement
Beyond absence management – A business-like approach to time and attendance
Legal matter – CCTV, privacy and data protection
Rescued savings – Lower costs from fire brigade rostering

Software survey – A-Z guide of key suppliers
Tech-savvy – HR function needs to get smart
Page the oracle – Interview with Brian Cormican of Oracle