StC Payroll News

The Joys of Outdoors by our resident gardener Kara. This has to be my favourite time of the year, along with Autumn, oh and Christmas, and not forgetting Spring. Yep I actually can’t pick a favourite time as I literally love parts of every season! But right now I am l fully immersed in gardening, […]

Too Much Information? We don’t think so! Everyone has that one colleague who likes to overshare but, here at StC Payroll Giving we think Sharing is Caring! This September we are looking for people up and down the UK to share their Payroll Giving stories. Donating to a charity you care about is a personal […]

Have you received your new Payroll Giving Quality Mark? The new awards have been issued for 2023 and we are feeling very proud of our employer partners and their achievements. There are six levels of Quality Mark – standard, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Each level recognises a certain minimum employee participation rate. This […]

Our Summer theme is “Making Giving Back even Bigger with Payroll Giving”. We are so passionate about Payroll Giving that in July and August 2023, we are going to select one new Payroll Giving donor’s charity donation at random and add a one-off supersize donation of £250!! This is applicable to anyone making a new […]

With the rise in cost of living affecting so many of us, it is understandable that donating to charity may be considered as a “luxury” when it comes to your monthly budget. How ironic that many of these charities losing out on donations are supporting those worst hit by the cost of living crisis! This […]

Here at StC Payroll Giving we are excited to support Pride Month and are proud to be an inclusive employer. Pride Month is celebrated in June to honour the 1969 Stonewall riots and is now celebrated across the world with events taking place across the UK. Pride month is a great chance for us all […]

ISO27001 – How it works for us The big information security standard in a small business. We are planning for this years ISO27001 re-accreditation right now! We have held the standard for 4 years now and when we look back, we can see how much it has grown and moulded our business today. Our Information […]

Being a Better Business couldn’t be easier with Payroll Giving. Payroll Giving supports charities and allows your staff to save money and in the current climate this has to be something we should all be striving for. If you manage your organisation’s Charitable activities then adding a Payroll Giving scheme is a simple and effective […]

Every year our fabulous team member Mandy takes part in numerous fundraising events. This year Mandy chose to kickstart the year by walking 56 miles in February for one of our charity partners Refuge. “On 1st February I pulled on my trainers and pink t-shirt and starting the Walk 56 miles in February for Refuge […]

Our fundraising awareness team had a great day celebrating Payroll Giving Month with the team at @HerbertSmithFreehills last week. With almost 10% of their colleagues donating in this way, they are supporting hundreds of charities when they need their help the most. A big thank you to all of those at Herbert Smith Freehills! #workplacegiving […]

It is nearly that time of year again when we ask our Employer partners to update their details so we can assist them achieve their well-deserved Payroll Giving Quality Mark.  Employers receive a Payroll Giving Quality Mark (PGQM), a government-supported accreditation which recognises and rewards organisations of all sizes for making Payroll Giving available to their […]

We are so proud to be part of a group of organisations driving awareness of the Payroll Giving Scheme in what was such a successful week last year that it has now become a month. The same week last year saw an incredible increase in donors signing up to give when compared to the same […]

Every year I sign up for a few charity events to participate in as a motivational tool to kickstart my exercise regime for the new year.  I chose the charities that support causes that are personal to me.  My first event of 2023 is a 56-mile walking challenge in February for Refuge, a charity that […]

We thought it was time to recognise just how much our employer partners do to support this amazing scheme. In 2022 we decided to celebrate their success with them. Payroll Giving schemes provide a vital source of income to charities to support the most vulnerable and it is a way your employees can donate but […]

As the clock struck midnight on the 1st January I was happily tucked up in bed and the only reason I knew it was new year was because one of the houses we back to on LOVES a firework, that then set off every dog in the street on some barking spree and I was […]

Payroll Giving is simple! Here at StC we want to unshackle people from the complications and hustle and bustle of daily life. Reflecting on the value of simplicity means evaluating our current ways of doing things and finding out which elements are the most important to us. If you manage your organisation’s Charitable activities then […]

We were so pleased to be invited to the Henderson Group Head Office sites and give support in the form of face-to-face visits on #GivingTuesday. This long-standing company has a fantastic scheme in place where they do everything to support employees donate to their favourite charities. Here’s what our corporate partner had to say on […]

Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day as it’s also known, marks the day that World War One ended in 1918. We hold a two-minute silence at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month to remember those who volunteered, sacrificed, served, fought, and died in any conflict. The red poppy is a symbol of both Remembrance […]

Payroll Giving also known as Give As You Earn, is proving to be a must HAVE staff benefit for many employers across the UK. Recent research shows that It is estimated that over 20% of UK companies have Payroll Giving as one of their staff benefits although there is plenty of room for this to […]

Today Is World Menopause Day Growing up, I was never really sure what the Menopause was, it was never called that, if anything was ever spoken about it was those dreaded words ‘The Change’ The change? What on earth did that mean to a young person? What was to happen when I reached a certain […]

In 2002 #BabyLossAwarenessWeek (9-15 October 2022) was established in remembrance of all the much-loved babies who have passed away too soon due to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, and other causes of infant loss, whilst raising awareness of the thousands of families affected by loss each year. The week is also an opportunity for bereaved parents and their families and friends to […]

Charities need our help to support the most vulnerable during these challenging times so if you can, why not join the 1 million UK employees Giving more Together through Payroll Giving this October. Together we can support each other, Together we can support our communities, Together we can support the vulnerable and Together we can […]

Are your colleagues making the most of their charity donations?      In September we are highlighting the Payroll Giving scheme as The Smarter Way to Give to Charity. During the month we will be focussing on the benefits of Payroll Giving: Sustainable support for charities Tax-free donations – costs less to give more Charity choice – […]

In our recent Payroll Giving poll we asked if you knew about the Payroll Giving scheme. A resounding 80% said that their employer had a scheme in place whilst 20% of those who responded said No, I wish I knew more. Whilst it is fantastic to see so many already being aware or indeed having […]

Traditionally August is a quiet month with many of us planning a well deserved holiday and a break from the stresses and strains of everyday life. Here at StC, between holidays, we have been planning our next series of special events and upgrading our service offering. Our story telling competition continues during August and we […]

You’ve planned your dream holiday and are counting the days until you close your laptop, hang up your work clothes and disconnect from work.     But how do you totally switch off when you leave the workplace and avoid spending time worrying about things you left unfinished? New research from Glassdoor finds that staff struggle to […]

We asked you to share your Payroll Giving stories over July and August and are delighted with the response. Not only did you share uplifting stories of why you support your charity with regular tax-free Payroll Giving donations, many of you also told us of volunteering and other fundraising activities carried out to support the […]

We are delighted that UK employees have had another successful year supporting charities and worthy causes through regular, tax effective Payroll Giving.    Employers receive a Payroll Giving Quality Mark (PGQM), a government-supported accreditation which recognises and rewards organisations of all sizes for making Payroll Giving available to their employees. PGQMs are allocated by an […]