National
National Minimum Wage Compliance: Key Mistakes to Avoid
On 3rd September, GOV.UK published its latest naming round. Around 660 employers have been named for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage. £4 million returned to more than 27,000 workers and £7 million in penalties. Getting national minimum wage compliance right is harder than it looks, even for employers with no intention of underpaying. […]
Flip National Sickie Day Into a Wellness Win
Employment Hero is prescribing a more productive approach to National Sickie Day. The first Monday of February has a bit of a reputation and similar to Blue Monday, it’s not a good one. Widely known as National Sickie Day, it’s statistically the day when more UK employees are likely to call in sick than any […]
New data reveals true impact of National Insurance hike on SMEs
LONDON, 6 APRIL 2025: The imminent changes to employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will hit medium-sized businesses hard, with companies employing 20 or more staff facing costs of £8,472 annually, according to new analysis from Employment Hero. The changes, which come into effect on Sunday, 6 April, were announced in the October Budget and have […]