2026
New to MTD for Income Tax? Avoid these 5 misunderstandings
8 January, 2026 7 min read Share Copy Link Copied Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is one of the most significant changes to the UK tax system in decades. But as the April 2026 start date approaches for many, misconceptions about what MTD actually involves are still widespread. If you’re a sole trader […]
Two consecutive months of job losses following Budget
Full-time employment continues to go backwards following the Government’s disastrous decision to go after employers in its budget. Employment Hero’s SmartMatch Salary Report uses real-time data from 90,000 employees across small businesses with 1-500 employees in the UK. Collected at the end of December, the real-time data shows the impact of the Government’s Budget in […]
Free e-book: MTD for Income Tax—A guide to switching from Self Assessment
6 January, 2026 2 min read Share Copy Link Copied If you’re a sole trader or private landlord then, right now, you’ll probably use the Self Assessment system to provide HMRC with yearly tax returns. The big news is that, as of April 2026, this will change for millions of sole trader and landlord Income […]
Make It the Most Productive Day of the Year
Let’s turn Blue Monday into Blew-through-my-to-do-list Monday. The New Year is an opportunity for everyone to turn over a fresh leaf and for businesses to hit the ground running. It’s all really exciting, right? Well… kind of. There is one thing getting in the way of the back-to-work buzz and it’s known as Blue Monday […]
HR trends shaping the future of work
The world of work is changing, fast. And look, we know we’re not telling you something you don’t already know; but it’s the reality. If you caught our last rundown of HR trends, you know just how much is changing and how fast. So for business owners and HR professionals, it can be really tricky […]
Pay growth flat at 0% as SMEs prepare for jobs tax
London, XX February: Workers at UK SMEs are not seeing sustained growth in wages as their employers prepare to pay the Government more from April, not their employees, as new legislation announced at October’s Budget kicks in. Employment Hero’s SmartMatch Salary Report uses real-time data from 90,000 employees across small businesses with 1-500 employees in […]
Summer jobs sizzle out as wages heat up to 2.7%
London, 11 August 2025 – The traditional summer hiring surge is much slower this year than previous years, according to Employment Hero’s latest Jobs Report, which analyses employment and wage data for 105,000 workers at UK small businesses. The report shows that UK employment grew by 2.7% year-on-year in July, a sharp decrease from the […]
Holiday entitlement calculator (calculate leave for employees)
2 January, 2026 13 min read Share Copy Link Copied You might think holiday entitlement would be straightforward. An employee gets a certain amount of days and they take those days, but what about when an employee works irregular hours? Or, an employee is leaving the company partway through a holiday? Holiday entitlement calculation has […]
New data reveals true impact of National Insurance hike on SMEs
LONDON, 6 APRIL 2025: The imminent changes to employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will hit medium-sized businesses hard, with companies employing 20 or more staff facing costs of £8,472 annually, according to new analysis from Employment Hero. The changes, which come into effect on Sunday, 6 April, were announced in the October Budget and have […]