Tax and payroll guidance

Behind the scenes, we have been working hard with your current employer to ensure everyone is paid correctly in September and both payroll teams will continue to have regular dialogue to support this.

Due to the part month transfer, your current employer will pay your salary up to and including 6 September, and Advo will pay your salary from 7 September to 30 September. Payment from your current employer will be on your usual pay date and payment from us will be on 30 September.

To ensure your tax details are correct, we will need your P45 details from your current employer. This data will be sent to us at the earliest opportunity, however it is unlikely that your current employer will be able to provide your P45 in time to be applied to your September pay from Advo, as this can only be provided once their payroll has closed. This therefore means that we will need to apply an emergency tax code to your pay from Advo until your P45 has been received.

This may result in your September pay from Advo being slightly less than normal (due to a different value of tax being paid), however your gross pay combined by both organisations for September pay should be as expected. HMRC have advised that this will help avoid any significant issues for most employees transferring.

Once your current employer has finalised their September payroll and issued your P45s, HMRC will send the correct coding notifications to Advo for application from your October salary onwards.

If the data is received in time, we will of course apply your P45 to your September pay and ensure your tax is applied immediately, however it is more likely that it will not be possible to process this in September and it will be applied from October.

Your Advo payslips will be available online prior to pay day and you will be sent details on how to login to our payslip platform once you have joined us in September.

Please be assured that every effort is being taken to ensure you are paid correctly. In the unlikely event you have queries relating to either of your September salary payments, both organisations are committed to resolving any concerns quickly.