Paying Casual Staff

The festive season will soon be getting going with a requirement for many businesses to take on casual staff to cope with increased demand. Quite naturally they're going to expect to get paid and in many cases the natural reaction might be to consider "cash in hand".

Unfortunately, you're leaving yourself vunerable as an employer and business owner. It is against the law not to give employees a payslip or to deduct tax and national insurance. You also have to ensure the casual member of staff is entitled to work in the UK by following the normal identity checks (ask Baroness Scotland about that one) with fines of up to £10000 for failure to comply. You'll also need a P45 from their old employer, or a P46 if they cannot give you a P45 and there are special rules for students. If you're worried you might be at risk or want to avoid these potential pitfalls, please give me a call on 01865 821100. I'll guide you on the specifics or we can take the problem off your hands by running the payroll service in house at our standard rates.