Payroll Compliance
Payroll fines hit millions of UK SMEs as errors persist, new data reveals
8 August 2025 – 84% of small businesses admit to payroll errors, with 40% facing fines. Outdated systems are costing SMEs thousands, prompting calls for better tools.
Navigating Student Loan Repayments Under PAYE: An Employer’s Handbook
Understand your role in managing student loan repayments through PAYE. Learn how calculations work, repayment plans, and your responsibilities.
The Apprenticeship Levy Explained
Discover what the Apprenticeship Levy is, who pays it, how it is calculated, and how to report it. A practical guide for UK employers, with a free checklist.
How SMD cut payroll time by 65% and gained full compliance visibility with Employment Hero
SMD reduced weekly payroll time by 65%, saved £5K a year and boosted compliance confidence by integrating HR and payroll with Employment Hero.
Overtime pay: UK employer’s guide to laws and rates
Learn what overtime pay is, employment law on overtime and how to manage overtime fairly.
Overpayment of Salary: What Happens If A Company Overpays An Employee?
Learn how to handle an overpayment of salary legally in the UK. Discover employer rights, employee obligations, and how to set up repayment agreements.
Deductions of earnings order: An employer’s guide to child maintenance
Understand how deductions of earnings orders for child maintenance work, how to process them in payroll, and the compliance rules employers must follow.
Shared parental leave pay: An employer’s guide
Learn how shared parental leave pay works in the UK. Our employer’s guide covers eligibility, enhanced pay, compliance, and how to manage requests.
Paternity leave: An employer’s guide to rights and pay
A complete guide to UK paternity leave and pay for employers. Learn about rights, statutory pay, eligibility, adoption and surrogacy rules.
Adoption leave and pay in the UK: an employer’s guide
Learn how adoption leave and pay work in the UK, including employee eligibility, statutory pay rules, surrogacy cases and employer obligations.
PAYE: An Introduction for New Employers
Learn what PAYE is, when to register, how to calculate deductions, and how to pay HMRC.
GDPR and payroll data: a practical guide for UK compliance
Understand how GDPR affects payroll data handling, including roles, compliance steps, breach response and record-keeping in our practical guide for SMEs.
Attachment of Earning Orders (AEOs): An Employer’s Guide
A clear guide for UK employers on what AEOs are, your legal responsibilities, how to process deductions & avoid penalties. Includes payroll tips & examples.
What is an HMRC audit? What to expect and how to prepare
Worried about a potential HMRC audit? Learn what it involves, what triggers it, and how to prepare your tax records to avoid common pitfalls.
How Lavinia Stamps upgraded their payroll, without the hefty price tag
Lavinia Stamps transformed its HR processes, strengthening onboarding, compliance and payroll accuracy using Employment Hero’s modern HR platform.





















