We received 165 responses to the poll which asked ‘How will your employer process the value of your seasonal gift?’ 39% of respondents marked their response as not applicable but of those, where the question did apply, (101) 48% stated that the processing would fall within the trivial benefit rules.
Of the remaining relevant respondents 29% said that their employer used a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA), 13% would be payrolling the value and just 8% would be using the P11D reporting route.
Please do bear in mind that our polls are just a snapshot in time, a one question poll which does limit the responses and does not cater for follow up. However, results can help provide an indication of a trend in a certain area, or where there is further work to do around raising awareness on a particular issue, and also qualifying where further research may be required.
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Bah Humbug or Ho Ho Ho? 19 December 2018
Our final festive ‘light hearted’ poll asked ‘What personality type is your employer at Christmas?’ . We gave a number of answer options that ranged from the miserly ‘Scrooge’ approach to the generous ‘Father Christmas’ one and it would appear that as 2018 draws to a close, many employees perceived their employers to be both. With a slight majority, 33% cited their employer as being akin to Scrooge which provides a reminder to the employer that we may not be seen by others as we see ourselves. However, this was followed closely by 31% referring to their employer as Father Christmas.
The Grinch was next in the pecking order at 18% followed by The Snowman employer coming in at 8%. Level pegging finished off the poll results with 5% of respondents seeing their employers as a Naughty Elf and 5% as Bob Cratchit.
As with all our polls it is only a snapshot in time, from a certain number of people, and from unknown industries as the poll is in an unrestricted area of our website. However, results can help provide an indication of a trend at a certain time or identify areas that may be of issue – or in this instance maybe just a feeling at a certain time of year.
Merry Christmas to one and all and may 2019 be a less taxing year than its predecessor.
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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What priority level does your business give to supporting work-related stress? 21 December 2019
Stress is a major cause of sickness absence in the workplace and costs over £5 billion a year in Great Britain. It affects individuals, their families and colleagues by impacting on their health but it also impacts on employers with costs relating to sickness absence, replacement staff, lost production and increased accidents.
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) statistics show that work-related stress is a significant issue with more than 11.5 million working days lost as a result of stress, anxiety or depression.
What priority level does your business give to supporting work-related stress?
Please take a moment, if you haven’t already, to answer our current quick poll (to the right of this, and every, news item).
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
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