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Supporting the Care Sector with Outsourced Payroll

Procuring an external payroll service such as Essential Payroll can have a unique effect on businesses in every sector.

We’ve worked with clients in sectors from hospitality, to manufacturing, to care, and pride ourselves on providing bespoke solutions for all of our clients.

Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, care homes have been under immense pressure – at Essential Payroll, we believe that we can provide solutions to alleviate that pressure and allow our clients to provide the best standard of care possible.

Read on to find out more about how we make this happen.

Managing high staff turnover

Dealing with high staff turnover is a problem for the care sector, as the nature of the role proves to be the wrong fit for some people despite their best intentions to care for others. This is also exacerbated in the Covid environment.

Interviewing, hiring and on-boarding staff can be a very stressful and high-stakes process, especially in such a sensitive sector, and it is of upmost importance that the correct people are given a position of such responsibility.

This is without mentioning considerations over VAT, National Insurance and tax requirements.

By allowing Essential Payroll’s dedicated experts to manage your payroll, you can rest easy knowing that the complicated healthcare sector processes are being managed for you – allowing for more time spent with patients.

Complicated shift patterns

A normal part of operating for all healthcare centres and care homes is complicated shift patterns, with staff often booked in for varying lengths and varying times of shift over a fortnightly period.

In addition, the nature of looking after vulnerable people is that situations in which expert care is needed can arise at any moment, leading to call-ins and overtime work for the staff.

What’s more, with Covid-19 there are highly sensitive protocols in place to ensure that the virus does not reach the vulnerable people within the care home.

This leads to time-consuming and extensive admin when processing payroll, and these complicated processes take time away from staff to complete the important work they have with their patients – with Essential Payroll, we can take care of any shift-related payroll complications for you.

Bank Staff

Bank staff are an incredibly important part of the care home staffing system, filling in for unplanned shortfalls in staff cover and providing essential care for those that need it.

However, as they are not permanent employees but rather temporary cover, it can contribute to the already high rate of turnover within the sector, albeit turnover that is predictable.

During Covid-19, the likelihood of needing bank staff to cover for shortfalls has been much higher, as instances of contact with Covid are incredibly important to track and isolate as immediately as possible.

In order to avoid spending valuable time dealing with PAYE and P45 issues, related to bank workers and their short duration, we recommend outsourcing your payroll to our dedicated experts at Essential Payroll.

Take a load off with Essential Payroll’s Care Home services

While it’s not only care homes that we are able to benefit with our bespoke care home solutions, at Essential Payroll we are proud to provide a service that makes looking after patients an easier and more focussed role, with improved results for all.

To find out more about the services we provide, or to get in contact with our friendly team, you can give us a call today – on 02382 023223.

Client Feedback

“We can focus on providing accountancy services to our clients knowing that payroll is covered”

DE, Accountant

“In 2014 we outsourced our payroll to Essential Payroll and our experience has been excellent. We run a very demanding payroll with over 600 employees in an industry that has a high turnover of staff. Essential Payroll manage this brilliantly. They go above and beyond to meet our deadlines and liaise with us regularly. Essential Payroll offer a friendly, helpful and informative service that we would thoroughly recommend.”

Commercial Cleaning Company, Hampshire (615 employees)

“We have been working with Essential Payroll for years now, and couldn’t be more satisfied with the services they provide. Very efficient, professional and proactive company. We could not recommend them enough.”

Care Home Group, Dorset (500 employees)

“Essential Payroll has been our payroll office for over 4 years. Everyone that I have dealt with at Essential Payroll has been extremely professional and helpful in dealing with our payrolls. They offer immediate assistance and provide answers to questions we may have. They offer great processing service with payroll being calculated accurately, paid on time and all government forms submitted in timely manner.”

Bar/Restaurant Group, Dorset (75 employees)

“Dorset Commercial Cleaning have worked with Essential Payroll since we started the business three years ago. I can honestly say I wouldn’t know how we’d live without them. Their expertise and guidance was fundamental to us setting up an efficient and swift payroll system and their flexibility and helpful attitude over the last three years has allowed us to concentrate on delivering outstanding service to our clients safe in the knowledge that payroll is happening perfectly."

James Lattimer, Dorset Commercial Cleaning

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