Liz manages the Sales and the Customer Support teams at Stafftax, playing a key role in supporting performance and people. As a dedicated People Manager, Liz provides guidance on day-to-day responsibilities, personal development, and HR matters, while also being a trusted point of contact for any challenges her team may face.

With extensive experience in sales and a strong understanding of customer needs, Liz is passionate about helping her team perform at their best and achieve their targets. With a customer-first approach, Liz always ensures her teams are empowered to deliver outstanding customer service.

Outside of work, Liz enjoys spending time with family and discovering new places to eat.

The Challenges of DIY Payroll

All UK employers are obliged to set up and operate a PAYE scheme as part of their payroll. This applies whether the employer has one employee, one hundred employees, or a hundred thousand employees. ‘DIY’ payroll may seem like a good option for domestic employers, who often only have one member of staff, while this does save on the expense of outsourcing payroll, the time, expertise, and attention to detail required to ensure compliance with UK employment and payroll regulations is significant.

In this blog, we’ll be exploring 4 of the most common challenges faced by domestic employers who choose the ‘DIY’ payroll approach…

Gross v Net

What Is The Difference?

Gross pay is your employee’s take-home salary plus income tax, employee’s national insurance and any other payments that come out of their salary – such as employee pension contributions, student loans, tax on benefits, tax owed from previous jobs, etc.

Net pay is the money that your employee takes home (or is put into their bank account) every pay day…