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United Kingdom × Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Employment, Payroll & Mobility in the United Kingdom
Hiring, paying and moving people across borders. In the United Kingdom, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
WONE Global can find the right Employment, Payroll & Mobility professional in the United Kingdom for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
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What the rules say in the United Kingdom
Employment, Payroll & Mobility, the essentials
From the United Kingdom market guide: the points that matter most for employment, payroll & mobility, each with the source it was checked against.
Full guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source145 checked against an official source0 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed
From April 2026 the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71 an hour, with £10.85 for ages 18 to 20 and £8.00 for under-18s and apprentices.
UK-wide. Rates for April 2025 to March 2026 were £12.21, £10.00 and £7.55.GOV.UK · checked 2026-10-18Employers pay secondary Class 1 National Insurance at 15% on earnings above £5,000 a year (£96 a week) in 2026-27.
Employees pay 8% between £12,570 and £50,270 a year and 2% above. Employment Allowance of £10,500 can reduce eligible employers' bills.HM Revenue & Customs · checked 2026-10-18PAYE income tax for 2026-27 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 20% up to £37,700 of taxable pay, 40% to £125,140 and 45% above; Scotland sets its own bands from a 19% starter rate to a 48% top rate.
Standard personal allowance £12,570. Scottish rates apply to Scottish taxpayers on non-savings, non-dividend income.HM Revenue & Customs · checked 2026-10-18Employers with an annual pay bill over £3 million pay the Apprenticeship Levy at 0.5% of the pay bill, less a £15,000 allowance.
Connected companies share one allowance.HM Revenue & Customs · checked 2026-10-18Statutory Sick Pay is £123.25 a week or 80% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower, and employers cannot recover it from HMRC.
2026-27 rate. The removal of the SSP lower earnings limit and waiting days from 6 April 2026 is recorded in gb-people-009.HM Revenue & Customs · checked 2026-10-18Almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks' paid holiday a year, capped at 28 days, and employers may count bank holidays within it.
Great Britain guidance; pro rata for part-time workers.GOV.UK · checked 2026-10-18Employers must automatically enrol staff aged 22 to State Pension age who earn at least £10,000 a year into a workplace pension and contribute at least 3% of qualifying earnings.
Qualifying earnings are generally between £6,240 and £50,270 a year; contributions are paid to the scheme by the 22nd of the following month.GOV.UK · checked 2026-10-18Employees in England, Scotland and Wales usually need 2 years' service to claim unfair dismissal; for dismissals from 1 January 2027 this falls to 6 months for most employees.
Northern Ireland, where employment law is devolved, usually requires 1 year; GOV.UK does not say whether the 2027 change applies there. Automatically unfair reasons need no qualifying period.GOV.UK · checked 2026-10-18
Read the full guide: Employment, payroll and immigration
Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Set up compliant employment arrangements
- 02Review payroll and employer obligations
- 03Address immigration or mobility requirements
- 04Coordinate employee movement and local HR compliance
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before employment, payroll & mobility work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
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Cases
What clients bring to Employment, Payroll & Mobility
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in the United Kingdom.
Urgent Our key hire's work visa was refused. What now?Immigration, visas & global mobilityUrgent An employee wants to work from another country. Can they, and what does it trigger?Immigration, visas & global mobilityHow do we hire our first employees in a new country legally?Employment, labour & workplace disputesHow do we run payroll correctly for staff in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow do we grow our teams quickly in several countries?Employment, labour & workplace disputesCan we hire someone abroad without setting up a company there?Employment, labour & workplace disputesWe're moving an executive to another country. What do we need?International tax planning & transfer pricingHow do we set up payroll in several countries?Accounting, payroll & statutory reportingHow should we pay staff we send abroad?Immigration, visas & global mobilityWhat visa does our employee need to work in this country?Immigration, visas & global mobility
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