Terrifying tales of shock and horror are a common thing around Halloween, but after 25 years in the payroll software industry we’ve seen every type of payroll fright you can imagine. From vanishing spreadsheets full of timesheet data, to incorrect imports from external systems that have added an extra zero where it doesn’t belong, recruitment agencies and umbrella companies often …
As part of our 25th anniversary this month we wanted to give back to the local community. With the rising cost of living, it was an obvious choice to donate food and a £1000 cheque to PATCH (Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship). Last week our Sales Director, Sam Radion, and Managing Director, Ben Noden, were delighted to present the food …
This week we are delighted to be turning 25 years old – a huge achievement which we’ve gone into more detail about on our anniversary page. As a thank you to all members of staff and a celebration of this milestone, last week we threw a staff party at the St Brides Hotel on the cliffs of Saundersfoot. The evening …
Friday’s “mini-budget” was much more substantial to the contracting world than originally anticipated following two big reversals to IR35 and the Health and Social Care levy. IR35 Repeal From April 6th 2023, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that the IR35 reform will be repealed in both the public and private sectors. Citing the rules as having “added unnecessary complexity and …
Our upgraded Statutory Payments Module greatly increases the speed and ease of managing and processing statutory payments in Merit. Within the system you can simply add a paytype (SMP/SSP) and go through a quick process to calculate the eligibility and payments due to the selected workers. No need for manual calculations or using the HMRC calculator online! If you are an existing customer …
Over the last few weeks we have started to roll out Merit version 13 as part of our Year End Update. If you are a customer and haven’t yet been contacted to have the update scheduled for your system please get in touch with our Projects team who will book you in. As always, we have detailed documentation to accompany …
Last week, after a long two years away from trade shows, it was great to be back at the Olympia in London for the Recruitment Agency Expo. It wasn’t quite the Olympia we remembered with well over half the building demolished in the middle of a large construction project, but we were very encouraged by the overall large footfall at …
Over the last few weeks it has been impossible to miss the news about cyber attacks in the recruitment and umbrella markets and the knock-on effect this has had on workers having their payments delayed. Although our software has not been involved in any of the recent incidents reported on the news, security for our customers is always a top …
During the pandemic, as we needed to space out desks more in the main office building for the safety of our staff, our external building known as Unit 4 became quite cluttered and neglected. Where it was previously used for staff training, socialising and big events, it was now a pile of desks and chairs, slowly collecting dust. As we …
If you feel like your current payroll software is a bit like Guy Fawkes – hiding in the shadows, plotting against you, and liable to cause a destructive bang at a moments notice – now is the time to look at switching. As your software partner, we’re always by your side and working together. We’ll help you ‘light the blue …
