The Payroll Blog

With headlines hitting the media talking of two million low-paid workers who could receive Statutory Sick Pay for the first time if the Government’s consultation paper becomes a…

The bunting is up, the cake has been cut and we are delighted to celebrate 50 years in payroll this year. We’ve got some great events to celebrate, but how did it all start... At…

Anthony (Tony) joined Dataplan in 2015 on Star Wars day, May the 4th. Having previously run a Design Studio for over a decade, Tony brings a vast amount of knowledge in user…

Kay joined Dataplan back in September 2015 as a project co-ordinator. Previous to this she enjoyed a 35 year career within the Banking profession and stepped into payroll excited…

Are you ready for the move to employer responsibility from April 2020. IR35 is becoming an increasingly hot topic as we approach the date of April 2020 when legislative change…

This is nothing to do with boxing, although the issue of a code KO has floored me. K codes were introduced by HMRC to recover tax from income that was not being taxed in another…

As part of our ongoing software development, this year we made changes to ensure that P60s with a zero gross are not printed. In the past all P60s were printed regardless of the…

Most employees are paid on the same date each month, or the last working day of each month. However some employees are paid weekly, every 2 weeks or every 4 weeks. But what has…

Ed has been with Dataplan for just 18 months but in that time has made a big impression and contribution. Ed is a Payroll Professional in our busy Education Team. How has Dataplan…

Millennials are a growing and influential section in today’s workforce. Defined as people born between 1981 and 1996, this group of high-earning 20 to 30 somethings are tech-savvy…