Payroll is an area of business that is constantly changing and keeping up to date and compliant is a real challenge. This course will bring you up to speed on all the latest developments, including the most recent budget.
It will cover mandatory payrolling of benefits which is being introduced in 2026, explaining the impact these changes will have on businesses, payroll teams and employees. It will also discuss any changes to Statutory Payments, National Minimum Wage, Auto Enrolment and Pensions.
Our expert presenter will guide you through these complex subjects and ensure you are well prepared for the months ahead. Attending this important update will give you the confidence to know that your organisation is running a compliant payroll operation.
This payroll update course will cover the following:
- Payroll legislation changes
- Discussions and debates following the King's Speech
- How will the Employment Rights Bill impact payroll?
- Compliance issues...
- Holiday entitlement and pay - what are the 2024 reforms?
- Calculating entitlement for irregular workers
- Accruing holiday and new rules for carrying over leave
- NMW/NLW - it's not just about low earners... most employers appear to be non-compliant according to HMRC...
- Could the Single Enforcement Body be back on the cards?
- Expenses and benefits
- Mandatory payrolling of benefits
- What to consider before 2026
- Pensions and Auto Enrolment
- Changes to state pension age and NMPA
- Future changes for Auto Enrolment
Please note that the content of this course does change regularly, but will always follow the broad headings above.
The course is crucial for people with any Payroll or HR responsibility within their company. Whether you run your payroll in-house or outsource it to an agent – you will benefit a great deal from attending this course.
If you outsource your payroll, this course will help you ensure that you are getting good value for money from your agent and also make you aware of any changes that still need to be implemented by employers rather than their agents.
It is also perfect for the payroll agents themselves, who are looking to ensure that the payroll service they are providing for their clients is fully compliant.
The course assumes some prior understanding of payroll or HR. If you do not have this, you may wish to consider our full-day course The Essentials of UK Payroll Processing before attending this course.
