Welcome to our latest newsletter,
We provide professional HR support and payroll services to organisations across Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. Our goal is to keep you up to date with the latest developments in HR and Payroll that affect your business. We will publish useful hints and tips, interesting business articles and feature the occasional competition with prizes.
Fiona Armitage
Partner
Critchleys HR and Payroll LLP |
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LEGISLATION: Childcare Changes - Another Headache!
  New Government rules from 6th April 2011 restrict the amount of tax relief available for Childcare Vouchers or Directly Contracted childcare.
These new rules are complex and will require individual calculations for every relevant employee. Unfortunately, many in-house payroll people will not realise the significance of these changes.
These sorts of "minor changes" are typical in payroll legislation and can be a minefield for companies to implement correctly. Get them wrong and you may incur significant fines and damage staff morale by taking underpaid tax from employees at a later date.
Why take the risk of getting your payroll processes wrong? Call Fiona on 01865 261188 and we will save you a lot of time, hassle and money.
To see just how complex this "minor change" may be, click here to read our detailed childcare summary. |
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
"We have been Critchleys HR and Payroll advice line members for two years and enjoy running our business, comfortable in the knowledge we are regularly updated on relevant legislation and that employment advice is available when we need it."
Daisy Barton, The Eyston Arms
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HINTS & TIPS: How To Make Flexible Working Work!
 With the summer holidays approaching, many employees will be wondering how they can juggle their careers with their caring responsibilities.
Some employees may be aware of their statutory entitlements for flexible working whereas other employees may just think they know them! However, handled correctly, flexible working benefits the employer too!
There are advantages and disadvantages with flexible working and complications with "parental leave" and "time off for dependants" to consider as well.
Fortunately, we've prepared a short instructional guide about flexible working with some helpful examples. If one of your employees requests flexible working, you really should read this before making your decision!
Click here to read our instructional guide on flexible working! |
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RETAINED CLIENTS AREA
Our HR Advice Line clients have online access to their own area of our website. This private resource contains employment and HR documents, employer guides, employment law updates, case studies and client special offers.
Click here for this month's flowchart on how to deal with:
Flexible Working Requests
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CASE STUDY: Orchid Cellmark Ltd
 Orchid Cellmark Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orchid Cellmark Inc and is a leading specialist in DNA and Forensic Analysis.
Through their established laboratories they are a key supplier to government agencies, UK police forces, commercial organisations, research partners and private individuals.
They started using Critchleys for their payroll in 2001 when they had 40 employees. They now have 370 employees and are still growing rapidly!
When they outsourced their payroll functions to Critchleys, we resolved a number of issues by:
·Simplifying their pension contributions processes
·Creating and managing maternity schemes
·Double checking all salary increases and payroll changes
·Sorting out staff overtime discrepancies
·Pre-empting legislation changes
"Secure, prompt, articulate, intelligent, friendly - all the things you want from a payroll provider," says Alison Wagstaff, HR Manager, Orchid Cellmark Ltd.
"Nothing is a problem to Catherine - she just gets it sorted and Critchleys HR and Payroll provide a terrific service. Even when we are late with our figures, our payroll is always delivered on time."
For more information about outsourcing your payroll, please click here. |
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SPECIAL OFFER: Fire Marshalling Course
 This month, one of our business partners, Bernadette Disborough from HRS Management has kindly offered you some free Health and Safety Training.
Six lucky companies will win a ticket for one member of their staff to attend a 3 hour Health and Safety Open Course covering the areas of fire marshalling and manual handling.
The course will be held at Critchleys' offices in Oxford during July/August and will include the appropriate handouts and certificates. Companies who wish to send a second member of staff can do so for £68 per person plus VAT.
Email Fiona at fmcclure@critchleyshr.co.uk to request your free place.
It's "first come first served" for 6 free places on the course - so do it now! |
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ABOUT CRITCHLEYS HR AND PAYROLL
 We specialise in working with clients who do not have the time to keep up to date with employment law or process payroll.
Our aim is to remove much of the worry and risk that comes with employing staff, by offering professional HR support and payroll services.
For more information, see www.critchleyshr.co.uk or contact Fiona Armitage on 01865 261188.
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