Employment solutions

With the ever-increasing burden of legal and tax compliance, our employment solutions specialists can help by providing a wide range of services and advice on employment-related issues.

Employment costs, including pay, benefits, NICs and administration can account for up to two thirds of business costs. Government initiatives pertaining to childcare, legislation on flexible working arrangements, increased NICs, and funding issues surrounding pensions, have increased the demands on employers.

How we can support you

Potential issues

We work with you to manage the risks and costs associated with employing staff.

Employment tax risks

Do you need help with:

• your PAYE and NIC planning?
• a PAYE audit or investigation?
• termination and payments in lieu of notice (PILON) damages calculations?
• employment policies and practices?
• employment cost reduction?
• reducing employment costs whilst retaining headcount and incentivising staff?
• introducing cost-effective employee benefits into your organisation and communicating them to your staff?
• setting up a salary sacrifice scheme or to ensure that your current scheme is effective?
• compliance and legal issues arising from the introduction of an employee benefits scheme?
• selection or liaison with third party suppliers?
• streamlining administrative procedures?
• legal issues?
• legal advisory support on employment policies and practices, such as recruitment, maternity/paternity rights, sickness, stress-linked and other absences, working time, disciplinary matters and grievances?
• executive counselling services?
• tailored personal financial planning and tax advice services for senior executives or your whole workforce?

How we can support you

We provide expertise and objectivity and offer a wide range of solutions that:

• are fully compliant from an employment and legal perspective
• incorporate our technical expertise in areas such as tax, legal, pensions and HR management
• provide savings for your business and an enhanced reward package for your staff
• support your staff communications
• ensure your policies and practices meet all your legal obligations
• help you deal with employee problems, complaints and disputes
• ensure your employee termination processes and practices are legally secure and tax-efficient
• enable you to offer personal financial planning and tax advice to some or all of your employees.

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