Merit Software is 22 years old… but is that really true?

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 …

Legislation changes: IR35 & Domestic Reverse Charge

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 …

Merit Software first to release IR35 solution for private sector

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 …

Merit provides “great pieces of software I’ve been using for over 20 years”

With over 22 years of experience designing payroll software for recruitment agencies, umbrella companies and accountancy firms, we have built up some long-lasting business relationships. Chris Robinson, Chairman and Founder from QX Ltd, has been using our software for over 20 years now as part of his outsourcing solutions, and at Accountex 2019 we were delighted to catch up with …

Merit Software’s partnership with The People’s Pension

In the latest in our series of video testimonials, we spoke with Rupert Farmelo, National Payroll Relationship Manager at The People’s Pension. At Accountex 2019, Rupert was kind enough to talk briefly about what The People’s Pension can offer employers, how important their relationship with software providers is, and how he looks forward to continuing the partnership with Merit Software …

Merit Software and FCSA announce business partnership

A business partnership has this week been announced by Merit Software and the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA). The FCSA is the UK’s leading membership body dedicated to raising standards and promoting supply chain compliance for the temporary labour market. Founded in 1997, Merit Software provides the award winning software already in use by many Accredited FCSA members. As …

Merit Software makes “auto enrolment really easy”

At Accountex 2019, we spoke to John Hale, a Senior Account Manager at NEST, who was happy to help us make a short film about how Merit helps make “auto enrolment really easy” in the payroll process. Here’s what John had to say in full: “The NEST pension scheme is a high-quality pension scheme designed for auto enrolment. “We already …

Customers “always well looked after” with Merit Software

At Accountex 2019 we spoke to Ross Martin, the Regional Partnership Manager for Now Pensions, about his experience with Merit Software and how our customers are ‘always well looked after’. Here is what Ross said in full: “From Now Pensions’ perspective, being a Relationship Partnership Manager, I look after a lot of accountancy firms, payroll bureaus, bookkeepers, employers directly where …

Accountex 2019 a big success for Merit Software

Last week we attended Europe’s number one accounting and finance conference, Accountex, at the ExCeL in London. The main focus for the company this year was to discuss all things Merit Umbrella and our newly-launched expenses app, however with the large number of attendees from various sectors we found there were questions about our entire range of software – from Merit Healthcare to Merit Bureau. Overall, …

Merit Software exhibiting at Accountex 2019

Next month Merit Software will once again be exhibiting at Europe’s number one accounting and finance conference, Accountex. The two-day event is held at the ExCeL in London on May 1-2. On both days you will be able to find us at Stand 373! As a customer-focused company, we always find shows like Accountex to be a great opportunity for us …