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September – October 2026 edition

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Payroll Compliance Kit

September – October 2026 edition

Major payroll reforms, workforce compliance changes and growing expectations around transparency are creating new challenges for employers as we move towards 2027.

In this edition, we explore HMRC's latest guidance on mandatory payrolling of Benefits in Kind, including the phased rollout from April 2027 and the steps employers should be taking now to prepare.

We also look at upcoming Right to Work reforms due from October 2026, and what organisations need to know as responsibilities increasingly extend beyond traditional employment relationships.

Finally, we examine the government's 2026 National Minimum Wage naming rounds, which saw 1,047 employers publicly named, affecting more than 87,000 workers and resulting in over £11.3 million in back pay and approximately £19.6 million in penalties.

The findings serve as a reminder that compliance failures continue to attract significant financial and reputational consequences for employers.

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National Minimum Wage enforcement – NEW
Right to Work changes – NEW
Holiday pay compliance – NEW
ROI Week 53 PAYE reviews
ROI pension contribution standards

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Meet the expert behind your kit

Cybill Watkins

Product Legislation Manager

Cybill is Group Product Legislation Manager at Zellis Group, which includes Moorepay, Zellis, and Benefex.

She’s a self-described payroll geek with an obsession for payroll and HR laws, which she uses to advise and educate on everything legislation, both within the team and externally.

She’s also an advocate of neurodiversity in the payroll industry.