Annual Payroll & HR Update 2025

Whether you have just one employee or a large workforce, you do payroll in house or use a payroll bureau, have an HR team or not, our annual update aims to keep you informed of the issues, regulations and changes affecting payroll management, HR and compliance.

We will also look at the broader HR matters that may concern employers now and in the year ahead, along with the potential impact of changes to and the introduction of new employment legislation.

Payroll – a topical update and refresher

Theresa Waddingham

Partner, Streets Chartered Accountants

Theresa’s presentation will focus on the forthcoming changes affecting payroll as we start a new tax year, along with some useful hints and tips to make your life easier to ensure that those charged with payroll are on the right track. Her presentation will include the following:

• NLW and NMW changes and rates for 2025
• Statutory increases
• Working from home expenses
• Working from home when home is in another country
• Changes to the employment allowance
• Employment allowance and connected entities
• Employers NI changes
• What can be done to mitigate the NI increases
• What can we anticipate in the future

On the minds of employers and those charged with HR

Anita Wynne

CEO and HR Advisor, Beststart Human Resources

Anita’s presentation will cover a number of highly topical issues facing employers and in house HR managers and professionals including:

• What businesses need to do to demonstrate that they are taking measures to prevent sexual harassment following the amendment to the Equality Act that came in in October 2024 and the guidance issued by Equality and Human Rights Commission
• What will happen with the Government’s Employment Rights Bill in 2025
• Other legislation that will come into force in 2025 that businesses should be aware of