Adding employees to a workplace pension scheme
Automatic enrolment for workplace pensions has helped many employees make a start on providing for their retirement with the advantage that employers and government are
Bereavement Support Payment
The amount of Bereavement Support Payment you can claim will depend on your relationship to the person who died and when you make your claim. Your
Setting up a salary sacrifice arrangement
A salary sacrifice arrangement is an agreement to reduce an employee’s entitlement to cash pay, usually in return for a non-cash benefit. The tax and
Redundancy pay
If you have been in the same job for two or more years and are made redundant you will usually be entitled to redundancy pay.
Employing for the first time
There are a multitude of rules and regulations that you must be aware of when you start employing staff for the first time. HMRC’s guidance sets
People, Passion and Perspective
We recently celebrated six years of Paul Beare Ltd: six years of hard work supporting clients. Over the last 18 months, Covid has taken its…
Make the most of tax-free trivial benefits
The trivial benefits in kind (BiK) exemption applies to small non-cash benefits, for example a bottle of wine or a bouquet of flowers, given occasionally
Sick and tired?
English law has long enshrined the rights of employees to a statutory minimum level of sick pay for those unable to work. For business owners…
Why having a home-based team works
Home working has become a way of life during the lockdown but for some companies like Paul Beare, this had been the case for a…