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How to Pay International Employees: A Simple Guide
The ability to hire talent from anywhere in the world can give your business a competitive advantage, but it also comes with navigating local regulations and tax laws. As with any employee, it’s vital to ensure you’re paying your international employees accurately and on time every payroll cycle. Performing payroll across borders might seem daunting, […]
Zero-hours Contract Holiday Pay: A UK Employers Guide
Holiday pay rules for irregular workers are one of the most misunderstood areas of UK employment law. So it’s no surprise that SMEs find the legislation complicated. But it’s not because business owners aren’t trying to get it right. The rules changed in April 2024. Many of the most-visited government pages still carry outdated information […]
Overtime pay rules for part-time workers in the UK 2026
If you offer overtime for part-time workers, it’s essential to treat them equally to your full-time employees. While overtime isn’t a statutory right in the UK, if an employer does offer it, the law requires that part-time workers aren’t treated less favourably when it comes to getting paid for their work. This is covered in […]
Fair Work Agency, Day-One SSP & Statutory Pay Rates
On the 19th of March 2026 — just two weeks before the most significant employment law changes in a generation came into force — the government published its final list, naming and shaming employers who had breached National Minimum Wage rules under the old enforcement regime. 389 employers named. £7.3 million in arrears. £12.6 million […]
Roster to Pay Run Workflow
Payroll shouldn’t be complicated. Yet for many UK businesses, processing payroll means re-entering the same employee data across multiple systems, rosters, timesheets and payroll software, week after week. It’s inefficient, error-prone and incredibly time-consuming. While each step serves a purpose, the systems behind them are often disconnected. This means the same data, employee hours, shifts […]
How to Calculate Backdated Pay Correctly in 2026
Whether you’re running a business or working in HR, payroll is one of the most important responsibilities you’ll manage. The reality is, in the world of employment, few things matter more than being paid correctly. So when there’s a mistake, it’s essential to rectify it as quickly as possible. This is where back pay comes […]
Full-time pay growth hits after Budget high of 1%
London, 10 July 2025: Full-time pay in June saw its largest month-on-month increase since Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget in October. Employment Hero’s June Jobs Report uses real-time data from 105,000 employees across small and medium-sized businesses with 1-500 employees in the UK. Data shows wages in June were 1% higher than May […]
Pay growth flat at 0% as SMEs prepare for jobs tax
London, XX February: Workers at UK SMEs are not seeing sustained growth in wages as their employers prepare to pay the Government more from April, not their employees, as new legislation announced at October’s Budget kicks in. Employment Hero’s SmartMatch Salary Report uses real-time data from 90,000 employees across small businesses with 1-500 employees in […]
Meet Me @ the Altar Pay Homage to Freaky Friday with “Take Me Away” Cowl: Stream
Pack your luggage and prepare for a visit, as a result of Meet Me @ the Altar are about to take you away. On Friday, August 4th, the CoSign alums shared their cowl of “Take Me Away,” the track from the beloved 2003 flick, Freaky Friday. Watch the visualizer for the one beneath. Coming forward […]
Orange Is the New Black’s Kimiko Glenn Reveals Surprising Particulars of Actors’ Low Pay
SAG-AFTRA is on strike, and actors — like Orange is the New Black star Kimiko Glenn — are beginning to communicate out. In a TikTok that has since gone viral, Glenn revealed the surprising particulars of how little pay actors acquired for being on the collection, and confirmed that her most up-to-date residual verify was […]