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BookSmart: First Employee, UK Payroll, Pensions and HR

Name: BookSmart: First Employee, UK Payroll, Pensions and HR
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Author: Nargas Forster

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Hire your first employee the right way: costs, contracts, payroll, pensions, holiday and sick pay for UK employers

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Created by Nargas Forster

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What you'll learn

Tell the difference between an employee, a worker and a contractor, and why it matters
Work out the true cost of an employee, including employer NI, pension and holiday
Do right to work checks and give a written statement of terms by your employee’s first day
Register as an employer with HMRC and set up payroll software
Run your first pay run, send RTI submissions and pay HMRC on time
Meet your auto-enrolment pension duties and choose a workplace pension
Handle holiday, statutory sick pay, family leave, leavers and payroll year end

This course includes:

33 total mins on-demand video

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4 downloadable resources

18 lessons

Full lifetime access

Access on mobile and TV

Certificate of completion

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Course content

Requirements

You run, or are about to start, a small business in the UK
No payroll or HR knowledge needed. Everything is explained step by step

Description

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This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Taking on your first employee is a big step, and the rules can feel overwhelming. This course takes you through everything a UK small business needs to do, in plain English, in about 30 minutes.

You’ll learn what an employee really costs, the checks to do before day one, how to register as an employer and run payroll, and how pensions, holiday, sick pay and family leave work, all with 2026/27 figures.

Every lesson is short and practical, with the exact steps and the numbers you need, so you can hire with confidence and avoid the common mistakes that lead to fines, back pay or disputes. By the end you’ll have a clear checklist of what to do before, during and after your first hire.

What’s covered

Module 1: Before you hire. Employee, worker or contractor, the true cost of an employee, and right to work checks.
Module 2: Getting set up. The contract, registering with HMRC and setting up payroll.
Module 3: Running payroll. Your first pay run, RTI and paying HMRC, and minimum wage records.
Module 4: Pensions. Auto-enrolment duties and setting up a workplace pension.
Module 5: Time off. Holiday, statutory sick pay and family leave.
Module 6: Leavers and year end. When someone leaves, payroll year end and your employer checklist.

Downloads included

Employee cost calculator (Excel): the full cost of a salary, including NI and pension
Payroll calendar 2026-27 (Excel)
First employee checklist (PDF)

Figures are for the 2026/27 tax year and checked against official government guidance. This course is general guidance, not legal or tax advice.

Your instructor, Nargas Forster, is a finance director and Xero and QuickBooks ProAdvisor who helps UK small businesses set up payroll and grow their teams.