DCS Payroll Agency

Next week we will be exhibiting at the North East Expo at Newcastle Racecourse. Come along to our stand GH15 for a chat.

Book your free ticket here https://northeastexpo.co.uk/delegate-booking

Did you know the HMRC app is a quick and easy way to get information about your Tax, National Insurance and benefits.

You can use it to check the below and much more
🔹Tax code
🔹National Insurance number
🔹Income and Benefits
🔹Employment and income history from the previous 5 years
🔹Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) for Self Assessment
🔹Self Assessment tax and how much you owe
🔹Child Benefit
🔹State Pension forecast
🔹Gaps in National Insurance contributions

Katie and Brogan are all set up for the Teesside Expo at the Riverside Stadium.

They are at stand TE12 and would love to see you!
https://teessideexpo.co.uk/live-floor-plan

Tickets are free so get yourself there between 10am and 3pm today 👍🏻

Today Katie and Brogan are attending the Teeside Expo at Riverside Stadium.
Why not pop along for a chat between 10am and 3pm, they will be at stand TE12
https://teessideexpo.co.uk/live-floor-plan

Tickets are free. To book visit https://teessideexpo.co.uk/delegate-booking

Hope to see you all there! 🤩

⭐We are hiring! ⭐

We currently have a vacancy available for a Payroll Administrator, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday.
The suitable candidate must have 2 years payroll experience and experience in a similar environment would be an advantage.

Benefits include:
🔹Company pension
🔹Private medical insurance
🔹Up to 2 days per week working from home after training is complete
🔹After 1 year you will become a member of the Employee Ownership Trust
🔹Casual dress

If you think this could be the role for you, please visit Indeed to apply👇
https://uk.indeed.com/Dcs-Payroll-jobs?vjk=2a98a80928ce772c

⭐Payroll Fact Friday⭐

The updated statutory rates from 6th April 2026 as below;
For more information please visit 👇
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2026-to-2027

Also Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)will change to a day 1 right, so no need to be working for the employer for over 26 weeks anymore.
As will the entitlement to unpaid parental leave will also change to a day 1 right. Statutory Bereavement Pay will be changed to include Miscarriage and pregnancy loss.

Employer Allowance update

You are entitled to claim £10,500 per year Employer Allowance when you are a company with two or more Directors, or one director and at least one employee.

Companies who are not entitled to claim are:
🔹You’re a company with only one employee paid above the Class 1 National Insurance secondary threshold and the employee is also a director of the company
🔹Employing general domestic staff, nanny, chauffer, gardener
🔹If over 50% of your work is NHS related.
🔹If you have connected companies, you can only claim through one PAYE Scheme.

For more detailed information please visit 👇
https://www.gov.uk/claim-employment-allowance

Changes to Statutory Sick Pay from Monday 6th April 2026

Following the passing of the Employment Rights Bill and the Royal Ascent of the Employment Rights, one of the major changes are the new rights to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

✅Removing the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL)to make Statutory Sick Pay available to all employees regardless of their weekly earnings.
✅The rate of Statutory Sick Pay will be 80% of an employee’s earnings or the uplifted flat rate of £123.25 whichever is lower.
✅Removing waiting days from the Statutory Sick Pay system and amending the Period of Incapacity for Work, so that eligible employees are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay from their first full day of sickness absence, rather than the fourth.

For more information please visit 👇
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/695fb36d47867b8e14f764fb/statutory-sick-pay-factsheet.pdf

Did you know were a Bacs approved bureau?
Over half of organisations making Direct Debits, Bacs Direct Credits and Faster Payment submissions do so through an approved bureau, rather than submitting directly themselves.

A Third Party Assurance team review the appropriateness of each bureau to ensure they meet the required standards to provide this service.

⭐ Payroll Fact Friday ⭐

What is apprenticeship levy?

The Apprenticeship Levy is a government initiative which was introduced in 2017.

The primary goal of the Apprenticeship Levy is to encourage businesses to invest in training and upskilling their workforce.
The funds collected through the levy are used to pay for approved apprenticeship training and assessment programs, which help to address skills shortages and improve productivity across various sectors.

From April there will be no changes to the criteria for paying the levy.
£15,000 can be claimed against the amount payable. You can choose to reclaim this from one company or split this amount across all or some of your connected companies, if you own more than one.

Apprenticeship Levy is charged at 0.5% of your Gross pay each month and is added to your monthly PAYE payment. The amount payable is reported in the monthly EPS file to HMRC.

For more detailed information please visit 👇
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy