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Your pay - your payslip, performance-related pay, deductions and how to work out your weekly pay
When you start work, your employer should tell you how much you’ll be paid…
Knowing how to work out your weekly pay is important because it’s used to…
If your pay or working hours vary from week to week, the calculations for…
Your employer should base your performance-related pay on clear,…
Your employer is not allowed to make deductions unless: it’s required or…
Set up a Payroll Giving scheme for your employees using PAYE - when to make deductions, costs of running the scheme, which charities are eligible and what they must do when they get the donation
It is illegal for your employer to pay you below the National Living Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting the wages you are entitled to.
Wage slips must show any deductions and explain them - not everyone has the right to a payslip
How to report expenses and benefits you provide to employees or directors.
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
What to do about tax and National Insurance if you pay an employee free of tax.
Work out the taxable amount of benefit to put through your payroll if something changes, such as an employee leaving.
Check your payslip to make sure you are not involved in a tax avoidance scheme, operated by some umbrella companies.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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