United Kingdom
Payroll, tax, and labor rules specific to the United Kingdom.
RTI payroll in the UK: Full Payment Submission and EPS deadlines, penalties, and corrections
Under RTI payroll (Real Time Information), every UK employer reports pay to HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs, the UK tax authority) each time employees are paid. Each tax month (the 6th of one month to the 5th of the next)…
Mehmood Deshmukh
CTO & Co-Founder
Employer National Insurance in 2026/27: 15%, a £5,000 threshold, and a £10,500 Employment Allowance
Employer national insurance in 2026/27 is 15% of each employee's earnings above £5,000 a year, the rate and threshold in force since 6 April 2025, when they replaced 13.8% above £9,100. The Employment Allowance, which…
Greg Miaskiewicz
CEO & Co-Founder
The UK minimum wage is an hourly floor that applies to salaried pay
The UK's minimum wage is set each year by the government on the advice of the Low Pay Commission, and it is an hourly rate that varies by age. For the 2026-27 tax year, from 1 April 2026, the top rate, the National…
Niko Nurmentaus
Product Lead
Terminating an Employee in the UK: The Steps and How Severance Is Calculated
In the UK, the statutory payout for a dismissal is usually the small number, and the tribunal risk is the big one. Statutory redundancy pay is modest and capped: for 2026/27 a week's pay counts for at most £751, so the…
Greg Miaskiewicz
CEO & Co-Founder
How to Onboard a New Employee in the UK: A Step-by-Step Guide for Payroll Teams
Getting the right-to-work check wrong can be a costly mistake: employing someone without a valid check can mean a civil penalty of up to £45,000 per illegal worker for a first breach, and up to £60,000 for a repeat.…
Niko Nurmentaus
Product Lead
