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11/09/2026 - Member Profile
Member profile: Siobhan Lawrence
Siobhan Lawrence PM.Dip is a key part of DL Accounts – the business founded by her husband Dexter in 2007. A career journey that began in finance, via time as a primary school teacher has now shifted to payroll.
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11/09/2026 - Payroll
ICB partnership with BrightPay
ICB is pleased to announce the renewal of our longstanding partnership with BrightPay, helping the next generation of payroll professionals gain practical experience with professional payroll software as part of their training.
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11/09/2026 - General
The Future Skills Challenge
Today, ICB launches the Future Skills Challenge, a new programme designed to help people develop the human skills they need to thrive in a changing workplace.
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10/09/2026 - Payroll
Economic abuse signs for payroll
In this guest blog as part of our National Payroll Week series, Cheryl Sharp shares advice on how payroll professionals can detect signs of abuse and prevent further damage.
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09/09/2026 - MTD
MTD Guidance Changes
HMRC have updated their guidance for sole traders, landlords and agents on opting out where income is below the relevant threshold for three consecutive tax years.
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09/09/2026 - Governmental Update
The Right to Claim Unfair Dismissal
The Employment Rights Act 2025 makes changes to the qualifying period before an employee can claim unfair dismissal, and the cap on the compensatory award is abolished.
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09/09/2026 - HMRC Update
HMRC’s Pension Scheme Newsletter
HMRC have published their latest newsletter for administrators of pension schemes and we relay the contents of this for your information.
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09/09/2026 - Payroll
Student Loans: Interest Rate Freeze
The legislation to cap the Plan 2 and Plan 3 Student Loan interest rate came into force on 01 September 2026. This does not affect the Student Loan thresholds but does raise some points which ICB highlights.
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