Merit Software, one of the leading providers of payroll software for the temporary recruitment and umbrella markets, has launched a new look for their brand this week which the company says reflects their strengths and values more accurately. After 23 years in the sector, the people at Merit understand that few industries are as fast-paced, competitive and compliance-heavy as recruitment. …
For the second year in a row, Merit Software has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Accounting or Payroll Software category at The Contracting Awards. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony will be held digitally this year on November 4th and will be free to attend. Commenting on the nomination, Sam Radion, Sales Director, said: “It’s …
This week at Merit, we’re celebrating National Payroll Week 2020, and there’s never been a more important time to thank the hard working payroll teams across the UK. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it a challenging year for all industries, so it’s been really important to make sure that the hard working payroll teams get the thanks and recognition they …
Merit customers who contact our support team will see some changes in the process this week, as further automation has been added to the system to improve response times and provide customers with a clearer overview on the status of their support ticket. In our last survey we were delighted to see that 91.5% of our customers rated our support …
Last week it was announced that the Domestic Reverse Charge will now go live on March 1st, 2021. Our work on a module to accommodate this new legislation was originally complete in September 2019, as we prepared for its roll-out in October 2019, however the COVID-19 pandemic has now pushed it back further. HMRC guidance now reads: The domestic reverse charge …
It’s certainly been a year-end to remember. In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, not only has the entire company moved to working remotely, but last minute legislative changes by the government meant that a lot of extra development was needed. Our biggest achievement was the speed in which we developed and deployed the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme module. Having …
Following the recent Coronavirus updates from the Government, yesterday we sent the following update to all of our customers. In case you missed it, here is the update in full: Being a key supplier to the industry with thousands of recruitment agencies and umbrella company users, we understand it’s important that you know that we are responding and adapting as …
Today is International Women’s Day and we’re marking the occasion by celebrating the great work of all the women who help to ensure that our company grows from strength to strength. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality, …
It was a busy two days at the Olympia in London during the Recruitment Agency Expo last week (Feb 4-5), with hundreds of people stopping by our stand to chat about what we can offer as their software partner. With the upcoming changes to the off-payroll rules in the private sector, IR35 was of course the hot topic of the …
Two important details were announced by the Government yesterday (January 7th): A date for the first Budget since the election, and details about the long-promised review into off-payroll rules (IR35). Chancellor Sajid Javid has said that the Budget will take place on March 11th with a promise that billions of pounds will be invested “across the country.” Mr Javid said: …
