Payroll & HR Compliance - The Latest Update

Introduction

This live session will explore the latest developments in the payroll and HR compliance landscape.

While it is rare for a Budget to leave payroll and HR unaffected, recent political changes in Westminster suggest 2027 will be no different. We will therefore cover the most recent announcements and their expected impact on payroll and HR compliance.

The session is interactive throughout, with opportunities to ask questions and participate in live polls.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Employment Rights Act 2025
• Focused on improving transparency and fairness for workers - but at what cost to employers?
• Key reforms being implemented during 2026/27, including Statutory Sick Pay, parental leave, paternity leave and pay, tips and gratuities, the Seafarers Charter, and provisions affecting young workers and heritage railways
• Reforms from 2027 onwards, including enhanced protections during pregnancy and maternity, fire and rehire practices, flexible working and employer obligations relating to zero-hours working
• Real-Time Reporting of Benefits in Kind and Expenses (Payrolling)
• Current position and implementation timetable
• Phase 1 (April 2027) and Phase 2 (April 2028)
• What will remain voluntary
• Impact on Class 1A NICs
• Transition implications for employers and employees
• The Fair Work Agency
• Remit, powers and future direction
• Impact to date
• Key focus areas, including holiday entitlement and pay, National Minimum Wage and Statutory Sick Pay
• Case Law - latest developments
• The cost of Christmas generosity in the workplace
• Annual events
• Trivial benefits
• What to expect in 2027/28
• Longer-term developments on the horizon

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.