We explain employing your first employee in plain English, handle it correctly, and make sure you claim every relief you are entitled to, all at a fixed fee.
Employing Your First Employee
Taking on your first employee brings new obligations, registering as an employer, running payroll, deducting tax and National Insurance, auto-enrolment pensions, and employer's National Insurance, which we set up so hiring does not become a headache.
We register you as an employer with HMRC, set up payroll and Real Time Information reporting, handle auto-enrolment, and make sure you claim reliefs like the Employment Allowance, so your first hire is smooth and compliant.
First-time employers often miss the Employment Allowance, which can wipe out a chunk of employer's National Insurance, and the auto-enrolment duties, which are compulsory. Setting up correctly from the first payslip avoids penalties.
The Detail That Matters
Taking on your first employee brings new obligations: registering as an employer, running payroll, deducting tax and National Insurance, auto-enrolment pensions, and employer's National Insurance. Set up correctly, and reliefs like the Employment Allowance cut the cost.
You must register as an employer with HMRC and run payroll, deducting Income Tax and National Insurance and reporting in real time (RTI) each payday. We set this up so your first hire is paid correctly from day one.
Eligible employers can claim the Employment Allowance (currently £5,000) against their employer's National Insurance, a relief many first-time employers miss. We check you qualify and claim it.
You must assess your employee for a workplace pension and, if eligible, enrol them and contribute. These duties are compulsory, and The Pensions Regulator penalises employers who miss them.
Employer's National Insurance adds to the wage cost, so we help you budget the true cost of the hire, net of the Employment Allowance, and set everything up compliantly.
First-time employers often miss the Employment Allowance, which can wipe out a chunk of employer's National Insurance, and overlook the compulsory auto-enrolment duties, risking penalties.
Key Figures
How We Help
We register you as an employer with HMRC and set up payroll and Real Time Information reporting so you can pay staff correctly.
We handle your compulsory workplace pension duties, assessing your employee and setting up the scheme, so you meet the auto-enrolment rules.
We claim the Employment Allowance where you qualify, reducing your employer's National Insurance, a relief many first-time employers miss.
All the forms, calculations and correspondence handled on your behalf, so you never have to decode HMRC's rules or sit on hold.
A clear fixed fee quoted after a free call, your position explained in plain English, and never a surprise bill.
We act quickly, and where earlier years are involved we put those right too, reclaiming refunds or minimising penalties.
Becoming an employer for the first time is a compliance minefield, PAYE, National Insurance, pensions, payslips. Getting it set up correctly and claiming the reliefs is essential, and we handle all of it.
Recent Client Outcome
A growing sole trader taking on their first member of staff was daunted by payroll, pensions and the employer rules.
What we did. We registered them as an employer, set up payroll with RTI reporting, arranged the auto-enrolment pension, and claimed the £5,000 Employment Allowance.
The outcome. Their first hire was fully compliant from the first payslip, and the Employment Allowance reduced their employer's National Insurance, cutting the real cost of the role.
Setting it all up correctly, and claiming the reliefs, turned a daunting step into a smooth, cost-effective one.
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