Why outsource your payroll?
Outsourcing your payroll to Payroll Options gives you accuracy, compliance and peace of mind – without the stress or the admin.
Payroll is one of those essential tasks that has to be right every time. However, as your business grows, running payroll in-house can start to consume more time, introduce unnecessary risk, and divert your attention from the work that truly matters.
When does it make sense to outsource payroll?
Outsourcing is often the right choice if:
Payroll is taking too much time each week or month
You’re worried about compliance, errors or HMRC submissions
You have staff with variable hours, overtime or changing rates
Your business is growing and payroll is becoming more complex
Your current in-house process relies on one person or other single points of failure
You’ve had issues with payments, pensions or year-end tasks
You want predictable, fixed-cost payroll
You simply want peace of mind
You are seeking to manage risk in a more controlled way.
If any of these sound familiar, outsourcing can remove a huge amount of stress and risk.
Save time and remove the admin load
In-house payroll often expands far beyond “pressing a button”.
It includes gathering hours, calculating pay, handling deductions, checking rates, updating software, producing payslips, submitting RTI to HMRC, reconciling figures and preparing reports. As well as statutory parental leave, sick pay, holiday calculations, attachment of earnings orders etc
Our team handles the entire process for you, including:
Weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly or monthly payroll runs
Secure digital payslips
All HMRC submissions
Statutory payments and adjustments
Pension assessments and contribution calculations
Year-end tasks including P60s
You get accurate payroll, on time, every time — and more hours back in your week.
Reduce compliance tasks
Payroll legislation changes frequently, from statutory payments and tax rules to auto-enrolment requirements.
Outsourcing protects your business by ensuring:
All RTI submissions are completed correctly
Payroll audits and checks are performed each cycle
PAYE, National Insurance and pension rules are always up to date
Employee records are maintained securely and compliantly
Errors and penalties are avoided
Clear, predictable costs
Running payroll in-house has hidden expenses — software fees, training, time spent fixing issues, back-ups and the cost of staying compliant.
Outsourcing gives you:
A simple per-employee fee
No expensive software licences
No update or maintenance costs
No surprises or hidden charges.
In many cases, outsourcing costs less than managing payroll internally, especially for small and growing businesses.
FAQs
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No. Switching is simple. We collect your data, run checks, and manage the transition with no disruption to your staff.
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Yes. We issue secure digital payslips automatically. Even paper security type payslips are still available.
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Absolutely. We manage assessments, contributions and ongoing compliance.
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Yes. We specialise in payroll for small and medium-sized businesses across many sectors.
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Yes — we manage all types of pay structures with complete accuracy.