We are delighted to announce today that Merit Software has been shortlisted for the ‘Payroll and HR Software Product Award’ at the Rewards Strategy Awards. This prestigious award nomination further highlights the high quality products and services we provide to our clients the UK, as over two million workers are now paid weekly through a Merit system. As the market-leaders …
As one of the biggest industry shows of the year, we took the opportunity to attend the Recruitment Expo in Birmingham last week to discuss the latest topics with business partners and catch up with existing customers. One of these customers, Chris Pryce, Director of Exact Payroll, was exhibiting at the show for the first time and spoke to us about …
The UK Government has announced that the Domestic Reverse Charge for the construction industry has been delayed a year until October 1st, 2020. A policy update on gov.uk said: “Industry representatives have raised concerns that some businesses in the construction sector are not ready to implement the VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction on 1 October 2019. To help these …
This week marks National Payroll Week in the UK, but here at Merit Software we celebrate payroll teams every day of the year. As providers of payroll software for temporary recruitment agencies and umbrella companies, we work with the people who manage payroll on a daily basis. Understanding the real-life requirements of a payroll team, the challenges they face, and the support we can provide, …
Healthcare payroll can often be regarded as complex, as paying temporary nurses, doctors and allied healthcare workers with varying shifts and job roles can take a lot of time. If multiple sites and frameworks are not supported correctly it can result in the delay of submissions and approval of timesheets – causing a headache for payroll teams and workers alike. …
With the Domestic Reverse Charge for building and construction services coming into force in October 2019, we have been working on a module to cater for this. It is expected that the Domestic Reverse Charge will only affect a small number of our customers, however if it will affect you then please get in touch with us. For more information …
Merit Software has been shortlisted for the Best Accounting or Payroll Software Awards at The Contracting Awards, it has been announced today. In the week that the company is celebrating its 22nd birthday, this shortlisting reinforces that we are continuing to innovate and provide market leading features and services within the recruitment industry. With big legislative changes such as IR35 …
We reach our 22nd birthday this week, and that’s clearly a cause for celebration, but looking back over just how much the company has changed, is it really true to say we are 22 years old? Back in 1991 Datastart Wales started out in the seaside town of Tenby with a handful of staff and a dog. The system at …
We know that one of the biggest challenges of payroll is staying compliant with new legislation. That’s why our customers always get free legislative updates. With the rollout of new legislation, our payroll software will be updated to manage all of the changes, so you’ll be compliant from day one. With two big industry changes around the corner in the …
In 2016 Merit Software was the first software company to develop an update to its payroll package for recruitment agencies, to allow effective management of the IR35 legislation for the public sector. The recent announcement of the extension of these rules into the private sector has meant Merit have widened this development, and could now leave Merit Software customers up …
