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      <title>Auto Enrolment Pension: An Employer's Guide to Your Duties in 2026/27</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Auto enrolment pension duties for UK employers in 2026/27: who to enrol, the £10,000 trigger, 3% employer minimum, postponement, opt-outs and re-enrolment.</description>
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      <title>Employer National Insurance 2026/27: Rates, Thresholds and Worked Examples</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Employer National Insurance for 2026/27: the 15% rate, £5,000 secondary threshold, £10,500 Employment Allowance and worked examples at £30,000 and £60,000.</description>
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      <title>Employment Rights Act 2025: What's in Force and What's Coming for Employers</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Employment Rights Act 2025 timeline for employers: what is already in force, what is expected from October 2026 into 2027, and a checklist to prepare.</description>
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      <title>EOR vs PEO: What's the Difference, and Which Applies in the UK?</title>
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      <description>EOR vs PEO explained for UK hiring: why the US co-employment model doesn't translate to UK law, who the legal employer is, and a side-by-side comparison.</description>
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      <title>EOR vs Setting Up a UK Entity: Which Is Right for Your First UK Hires?</title>
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      <description>EOR vs UK entity: what setting up a UK limited company to employ staff really involves, how an employer of record compares, and a decision table by headcount.</description>
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      <title>Holiday Entitlement and Holiday Pay in the UK: An Employer's Guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Holiday entitlement calculator guide for UK employers: 5.6 weeks, part-time pro rata, 12.07% accrual for irregular hours, rolled-up holiday pay and holiday pay.</description>
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      <title>How to Choose a Payroll Provider in the UK: Options, Questions and Red Flags</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Choosing payroll services in the UK: in-house software, a payroll bureau, managed payroll or an EOR, plus questions to ask any payroll company and red flags.</description>
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      <title>How to Hire Employees in the UK Without a UK Company: A Step-by-Step Playbook</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>How to hire employees in the UK without a UK company: your four options, right to work checks, contracts, payroll, pensions and a worked £45,000 cost example.</description>
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      <title>IR35 Explained: The Off-Payroll Working Rules for UK Clients</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Contractors</category>
      <description>IR35 rules explained for UK clients: who decides status, the 2025 company size thresholds, Status Determination Statements, CEST and deemed employer duties.</description>
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      <title>National Minimum Wage 2026: Rates, Rules and Underpayment Traps for Employers</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>National minimum wage 2026 rates: National Living Wage £12.71 from 1 April 2026. Increases, what counts as pay, pay reference periods and common traps.</description>
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      <title>P11D and Payrolling Benefits in Kind: What Employers Need to Know Before April 2027</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Payroll</category>
      <description>P11D guide for employers: P11D and P11D(b) deadlines, 15% Class 1A National Insurance, and mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind from 6 April 2027.</description>
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      <title>PAYE RTI Submissions: A Practical Guide to the FPS, EPS, Deadlines and Penalties</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Payroll</category>
      <description>RTI submission guide for UK employers: send the FPS on or before payday, the EPS by the 19th, pay HMRC by the 22nd, avoid penalties and correct mistakes.</description>
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      <title>Permanent Establishment Risk in the UK: What Overseas Employers Need to Know</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Permanent establishment in the UK explained: the fixed place and dependent agent tests, why an EOR doesn't remove PE risk, and the red flags to watch for.</description>
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      <title>Right to Work Checks in the UK: An Employer's Guide for 2026</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Employment Law</category>
      <description>How a UK right to work check works in 2026: the three check methods, share codes, eVisas, follow-up checks, record keeping and the £60,000 penalty.</description>
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      <title>Skilled Worker Visa Salary Threshold 2026: What Employers Must Pay</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Immigration &amp; Sponsorship</category>
      <description>The Skilled Worker visa salary threshold is £41,700 or the going rate, whichever is higher. See the discounts, what counts as salary and the cost of sponsoring.</description>
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      <title>Sponsor Licence Application: A Step-by-Step Guide for UK Employers</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>How a UK sponsor licence application works: eligibility, key roles, Appendix A documents, the £611 or £1,682 fee, the 8-week timeline and duties afterwards.</description>
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      <title>Statutory Maternity Pay 2026/27: An Employer's Guide to SMP</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Employment Law</category>
      <description>Statutory maternity pay 2026/27 for employers: who qualifies, 90% then £194.32 for 39 weeks, MATB1, KIT days and reclaiming 92% or 109% from HMRC.</description>
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      <title>Statutory Redundancy Pay 2026: How to Calculate It, With Worked Examples</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Statutory redundancy pay from 6 April 2026: weekly pay capped at £751, maximum £22,530. Eligibility, age bands, a redundancy pay calculator walk-through.</description>
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      <title>Statutory Sick Pay 2026/27: An Employer's Guide to SSP Rates and Rules</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Statutory sick pay for 2026/27: £123.25 a week or 80% of earnings, paid from day one. Who qualifies, linked periods, fit notes, SSP1 and worked examples.</description>
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      <title>UK Expansion Worker Visa: How Overseas Businesses Set Up in the UK</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Immigration &amp; Sponsorship</category>
      <description>How the UK Expansion Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) works for overseas businesses: UK footprint, £52,500 salary rule, 2-year limit, 10-worker cap.</description>
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      <title>What Is an Employer of Record? A Plain-English Guide for UK Hiring</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>What is an employer of record? Who is the legal employer, what an EOR does and doesn't do in the UK, how IP is handled and when it's the right choice.</description>
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