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Every payroll bureau has its non-negotiables. Ours include the cut-off date, the accuracy of every payslip and the thermostat setting we agreed after lengthy talks. We’ve recently learned the tea bags belong on that list too. In most offices, swapping...

On 3 September 2026, the government named 658 employers for underpaying the National Minimum Wage. Between them, they’d shortchanged more than 27,000 workers by around £4 million and picked up £7 million in penalties on top. Plenty of the names...

Ascend Payroll has teamed up with Aslan, the 2026 CIPP Software Product of the Year, so our managed payroll clients can now add on-demand pay and a reward and recognition platform to their service. Pay is usually the biggest cost...

Meet Chloe Mckeown, our new Content and Engagement Manager. Chloe joins Ascend’s growing marketing team alongside our vastly experienced Marketing and Branding expert Alison Clynes, bringing with her a passion for all things social media and marketing. From payroll to...

After the National Insurance shock of 2024, employers went into this Budget expecting a quieter ride. And that’s what they got. Quiet doesn’t mean nothing to do, though. There’s a wage rise to plan for, new mileage rates, a big...

Ascend Payroll is delighted to announce that we are now the strategic payroll partner for Odyssey HR Consulting. Odyssey HR Consulting supports businesses across the UK with HR advice, on-site support, HR audits, pre-employment screening and health and safety advice....

Our payroll team has grown again. Elle Howden joins Ascend as Senior Payroll Professional and Lauren Rowe as Payroll Professional, with the pair starting within days of each other. Here’s a bit more about them, how they found their way...

Three shortlists. Three wins. Ascend Payroll came home from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) Awards with every award we were up for. We picked up Payroll Service Provider of the Year (up to 20,000 payslips per month), Project...

Last night, Ascend Payroll was named the winner of the Team Excellence Award at the Reward Strategy Awards. An award that celebrates a team demonstrating outstanding collaboration, expertise and dedication to its clients. We are especially delighted to have won...

We’re proud to announce that Ascend Payroll has been named a Partner Champion for the ICB Future Skills Challenge. Every year, payroll software does more of the heavy lifting. Compliance checks, calculations and reconciliations keep getting faster and more automated,...