• Flexibility in Focus: Revamping Statutory Paternity Leave

    Written on 09 Nov 2023 by Paul Chappell

    In a move to modernise paternity leave, changes to the Statutory Paternity Leave (SPL) regulations will come into force from April 2024. This adjustment aims to provide employed…

  • Reviewing the Holiday Pay Consultation Changes

    Written on 03 Nov 2023 by Paul Chappell

    Amidst the myriad of updates and disclosures about holiday pay and entitlement adjustments, it's understandable that many employers are grappling with these changes and wondering…

  • National Living Wage set to increase

    Written on 24 Oct 2023 by Katie Bell

    The National Living Wage, or the NLW, represents the minimum hourly wage that employees aged 23 and over are legally entitled to in the United Kingdom. This rate is updated…

  • The Future of Customer Service as a Profession

    Written on 04 Oct 2023 by Brona Grogan

    The transformation from traditional call-centre methods to a more customer-centric approach has taken centre stage in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. This paradigm…

  • Shining the spotlight on our payroll heroes: Celebrating our Career Switchers in National Payroll Week.

    Written on 06 Sep 2023 by Katie Bell

    National Payroll Week, celebrated from the 4th to the 8th of September, provides the perfect opportunity to spotlight the often-overlooked champions behind every payslip - the '…

  • What’s best for you: new payroll software or payroll outsourcing services?

    Written on 24 Jul 2023 by Adele Blackham

    In an age of interconnected systems, it’s easy to think that all we need is top-notch payroll software, and we're good to go. But these new cloud-based computing and…

  • Facts about BACS

    Written on 02 May 2023 by Katie Bell

    The facts about BACS. Managing payroll can be a time-consuming task that requires careful attention to detail. One way to streamline this process is by using BACS, an electronic…

  • Lift-off: How Dataplan Payroll learnt to fly

    Written on 25 Apr 2023 by Alison Clynes

    When you ask people when Dataplan started, they’ll likely say 1969. And that’s true – but it only tells half the story. 1969 was when Dataplan Payroll’s journey first began.…

  • The Next Normal - Three years on from Lockdown

    Written on 23 Mar 2023 by Katie Bell

    On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Three years on, we want to highlight what good came from it and how, as a team, Dataplan has…

  • Spring Budget 2023

    Written on 16 Mar 2023 by Paul Chappell

    Set amid an economy that is still reeling from the cost-of-living crisis and multiple strikes amongst the public services, the Spring Budget ran along the theme of 'bringing…