Minimum Wage Compliance | Technology Closing the Payroll Deductions Gap with Wendy Muirhead #248
Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast by Wendy Muirhead, Co-founder of Fair Work Solutions.
Title: 🌟 Minimum Wage Compliance | Technology Closing the Payroll Deductions Gap with Wendy Muirhead #248 🌟
Host: 🎙️ Nick Day, CEO of specialist Payroll Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guest: 👤 Wendy Muirhead, Co-founder of Fair Work Solutions
Episode Overview:
🔊 In this insightful episode of The Payroll Podcast, host Nick Day sits down with Wendy Muirhead, about the technology closing compliance gaps that catch thousands of UK employers off-guard, triggering fines, arrears, and reputational damage. Discover how payroll professionals can move from assumption-based compliance to accuracy-first operations.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- The Minimum Wage Misconception: Wendy explains why paying above the headline hourly rate doesn’t guarantee compliance.
- Hidden Compliance Risks: Wendy breaks down how salary sacrifice, unpaid hours, and commute time can quietly breach NMW thresholds.
- Building Fair Work Solutions: Wendy shares how shared frustration with Jenny Morris led to founding a purpose-built compliance platform.
- Data Governance Gaps: Wendy highlights how scattered, poorly maintained payroll data leaves organisations blind to their own risk.
- Elevating Payroll’s Role: Wendy and Nick discuss how proactive NMW compliance can raise payroll’s profile at board level.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- 👤 Wendy Muirhead’s LinkedIn Profile
- 🌳 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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