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Industry-leading compliance advice, strategies and processes sit at the heart of all of our payroll services.
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The foundation of our payroll services is industry-leading compliance advice, strategies and processes. These are vital to ensure we maintain full compliance for workers, agencies and end-hirers at all times, keeping pace with the continual changes in legislation and regulation.
With our deep understanding of payroll regulations, we're proud to take a low-risk approach to managing payroll for workers and the businesses we support. Our approach to compliance is based upon expert advice and reinforced by the BoostPay Promise.
Industry-Leading Payroll Advice
Our experienced in-house compliance team is supported with expert advice from tax advisors, solicitors and HMRC. Our advisory partners are Aspire Business Partnership, led by ex-HMRC investigator, Alan Nolan. Aspire advise BoostPay on the steps we need to take to maintain full statutory compliance at all times.
Our compliance checks cover multiple areas with extensive legal advice on Tax, VAT and Employment Law, including:
Section 44 Intermediaries Legislation (SDC)
CITB Levy
Apprentice Levy
Umbrella T&S Legislation
PSC Legislation
Section 8 / Right to Work Regulations
AWR Legislation
IR35 Legislation
Trade Union audits confirming compliance
Independent Verification and Identity Checks
Compliance advice is only as strong as the processes that sit behind it. That's why we back our internal procedures with independent verification.
BoostPay is accredited by SafeRec, the independent payroll auditing platform that verifies every payslip in real time. SafeRec's technology checks each payroll run against HMRC records and flags any discrepancies automatically, giving workers, agencies and end-hirers an objective, third-party confirmation that payroll has been processed correctly and compliantly. Accreditation is held by a relatively small number of umbrella companies, and it's a standard we're committed to maintaining.
For proof of identity, we use the Trust ID enhanced check. This goes beyond standard document verification to confirm that each worker's identity has been properly established before they enter payroll, reducing the risk of fraud and ensuring our Right to Work obligations are met with a robust, auditable process.
Together, these two layers of independent verification mean the compliance standards we apply internally are consistently confirmed from the outside.
What are the impacts of non-compliance?
HMRC and employment legislation is there to protect workers, businesses and to collect the appropriate taxes from workers. For this reason, non-compliance is a serious matter with major consequences if you or your workers are found to be in breach.
Financial Risk
HMRC can apply fines and penalties for non-compliance which can be backdated for up to 6 years. For most workers, agencies and businesses, the financial impact of these are significant, threatening the viability of the business. For agencies, this includes potential debt transfer under MSC regulations.
Reputational Risk
Businesses and workers who are found to be non-compliant suffer significant reputational damage which can affect your future contracts and income. Where businesses have a choice, they will be wary of working with a person or business seen in the industry as 'high-risk'.
Business Disruption
HMRC investigations are exceptionally time-consuming and stressful. This distracts you from your day to day work and will reduce your income.
Personal Impact
If you are a director of a company, you may have personal liabilities from non-compliance which you are not protected from. As a worker, any HMRC action will directly impact you.
