How the 2025 Tax Year Reshapes Your Payroll Strategy | PQT April
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Title: 🌟 How the 2025 Tax Year Reshapes Your Payroll Strategy | PQT April 🌟
Host: 🎙️ Steve Yardley, Managing Director, JGA Recruitment Group
Episode Overview:
🔊 Payroll Updates brought to you by The Payroll Podcast and SD Worx. Hosted by JGA Recruitment Group’s very own Nick Day. In this edition of Payroll Question Time, we break down the biggest payroll changes coming in the new tax year and what payroll professionals, HR leaders, and finance teams need to do right now to stay compliant and ahead of the curve.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
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Payrolling Benefits in Kind (PBiK): Mandatory from April 2026—employers must prepare for real-time benefit reporting and system changes.
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National Minimum Wage Compliance: New salary sacrifice rules and benefit deductions risk breaching NMW thresholds.
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Employment Allowance Updates: Increased to £10,500—clarity on eligibility, group claims, and timing of declaration.
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Statutory Neonatal Pay: New leave entitlement with complex rules around tiered usage and notice requirements.
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Tax Advice Market Reform: From April 2026, payroll providers may need to register as tax advisors under new HMRC rules.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- 🌳 Greenify Talent: JGA Planet Positive (ESG) Recruitment Solution
- 👤 Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- 📢 JGA Payroll Recruitment
- 🎧 Check out our sister podcast, The HR L&D Podcast
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