There are costs that relate to employing Personal Assistants that it's important to be aware of as an Employer. A PA Employer can manage this themselves or they can ask a Payroll Company to do this for them.
A closer look at what costs a budget needs to cover when employing staff, like the basic rate of pay, and how to allow for costs that might or might not happen
Each year, the Scottish Government sets the minimum hourly rate of pay for Personal Assistants. This article explains what the current national minimum rate of pay for PAs is.
The National Minimum Wage rates apply to Personal Assistants who support children, or those employed privately by their employer. This article details the rates which apply from April 2024.
PA Employers who employ at least one PA have to put any PAs who are eligible into a pension scheme. Find out how this works and where you can get help to set up a pension for your PAs.
Find out what a payroll service is an how it can help you manage wages, holiday pay and other things when you employ a Personal Assistant.
This article explains what Employers' Liability Insurance is, why PA Employers need it, and how to get it.