SALC, Charlotte Haines Why Every Employee Needs a Contract In the UK, every employee is legally entitled to a *written contract*. If you don’t have one yet, *it’s not too late*—and it's essential for clarity and compliance. For councils, a *digital version of... Jan 5, 2026
SALC, Charlotte Haines Pay award 2025-2026 agreement reached NALC have confirmed that the NJC salary award for 2025-2026 has reached agreement. Click on this link to view the updated salary scales. SALC payroll members: Once the council have approved the increa... Jan 5, 2026
SALC, Charlotte Haines National Living Wage Update It has been confirmed that from 1st April 2026, the National Living Wage (age 21+) will rise to £12.71/hour. The National Minimum Wage for 18-20 year olds will increase to £10.85/hour. For 16-17 year ... Jan 5, 2026
SALC, Charlotte Haines Important update: Payroll service price increase We would like to inform you that, due to recent changes and increased administrative requirements introduced by HMRC, we will be adjusting our payroll service pricing. These changes have significantly... Aug 6, 2025
SALC, Charlotte Haines Holiday entitlement for employees of the council * “All employees of the council are entitled to holiday regardless of whether they work full or part time.” * Holiday must either be taken by the employee or paid by the council, subject to agreement... Jul 22, 2025
SALC, Charlotte Haines Sick pay for employees As some of you have already experienced, sometimes an employee will need to take sick leave and regardless of how the council may feel about this, it must always be managed professionally. The coun... Jul 15, 2025
SALC, Charlotte Haines Why every employee needs a contract In the UK, every employee is legally entitled to a *written contract*. If you don’t have one yet, *it’s not too late*—and it's essential for clarity and compliance. For councils, a *digital version o... Jun 18, 2025
SALC, Sally Longmate Holiday entitlement for employees *" Annual leave begins to build up (accrue) as soon as a worker starts their job". - HMRC * Holiday entitlement will be set out in the Contract of Employment. This will normally always be based on ... Jun 18, 2025
SALC, Charlotte Haines Paying tax and national insurance to HMRC It is the responsibility of the employer (the council) to deduct PAYE and employee national insurance from their employees. Sometimes there will be additional deductions such as an Attachment Order or... Apr 30, 2025
SALC, Charlotte Haines Increase to Employer NI 25/25 From 6th April 2025 (the official start of the new financial year) there will be two changes to employer national insurance, these are: The rate of employers' NICs will increase from 13.8% to 15%. Th... Mar 19, 2025
SALC, Charlotte Haines National Living Wage Increase 25/26 As of 1st April 2025, the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase to the following: National Living Wage (21 and over) - £12.21 per hour 18-20 year old rat... Mar 19, 2025
SALC, Charlotte Haines Payroll Year End With year end just around the corner it is important to know where you stand in relation to payroll. As you know the financial year runs from 6 th April – 5 th April. A * payroll month * is usually th... Jan 29, 2025
