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Coming up

There are useful webinars and videos coming in October and November.

Live webinars last for an hour. You can ask questions during the presentation and get answers from the HMRC host.

Register and log in at least 5 minutes before the start time for live webinars.

Getting started as an employer

Registering with HMRC, taking on your first employee, running payroll, paying HMRC.

Using Basic PAYE Tools

A demonstration of Basic PAYE Tools, HMRCs free payroll software for businesses with fewer than 10 employees.

Expenses and benefits

Paying expenses to employees, providing benefits.

Company directors: HMRC and Companies House - working together for you

If youre starting a limited company this webinar is for you. We will explain how to register your new company and the key responsibilities to HMRC and Companies House.

HMRC and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) working together for you - growing your business

HMRC have joined forces with the HSE on this webinar. Youll find answers to typical questions on health and safety and taking on new employees as your business grows.

Emails

You can get emails from HMRC on how to become an employer.

E-learning

An online course on becoming an employer.

More webinars and videos

You dont need to register to watch the YouTube videos.

How to avoid in year penalties

This webinar is aimed at employers and includes information on why penalties are charged, and how to avoid in year penalties for late and non-filing.

National Minimum Wage

Real-life scenarios to show how its calculated, what happens if you dont pay it and how to get more help and support.

Video on YouTube

This National Minimum Wage video covers the key points for employers.

Care and support employers

Payroll and expenses and benefits if you have a personal assistant or carer.

Statutory Sick Pay

What happens when an employee is off sick, deciding when to pay Statutory Sick Pay and how to work it out.

Statutory payments for births

For businesses with employees whove had or are having a baby. What payments you can make and how to work them out.

Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Leave

This webinar covers Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Leave, introduced in April 2015 as part of the reform of pay and leave entitlements for employed parents.

Statutory Payments for Adoption

This gives your employees an amount of pay to help them to take time off when a child is placed with them for adoption.

Statutory Parental Pay for Adoptive Parents

This may be paid to a male or female employee to help them to take time off after a child is placed with an adopter.

Shared Parental Pay for Adoptive Parents

This is a new Statutory Payment available to adopters and their partners who have children placed with them on or after 5 April 2015.

Tax and change of career or retirement

Changing jobs or retiring, tax codes and rates, starting a new job or business, redundancy.

Business record keeping

Record keeping for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.

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