Mellow Blog

HR & payroll, done properly

Practical, country-by-country guides on payroll, compliance and leave — and how to treat your people as capital to invest in, not headcount to manage. Written for HR leaders at growing companies across the UK, Ireland, USA, UAE, India and Australia.

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ERA 2025 Global

ERA 2025: Written Statements of Employment — Updated Requirements

ERA 2025 extends the required contents of written statements of employment. What must be included from day one and how to stay compliant.

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HR Software Guides UK

An HR checklist for new UK employers

Before you hire your first employee, you need to register as an employer with HMRC, set up payroll, and meet a set of legal obligations that apply from day one. Miss any of them and you face penalties

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HR Software Guides India

An HR checklist for new Indian employers

Hiring your first employee in India triggers a set of legal registrations, deductions and filings that must be in place before — or on the day — you run your first payroll. Miss them and you face pena

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HR Software Guides USA

An HR checklist for new US employers

Hiring your first US employee requires completing a specific set of federal and state registration steps, withholding and remittance obligations, and recordkeeping tasks before — or within days of — y

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HR Software Guides Australia

An HR checklist for new Australian employers

The essentials for a new Australian employer come down to registering correctly, understanding your withholding and super obligations, and putting the right employment documents in place before anyone

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HR Software Guides UAE

An HR checklist for new UAE employers

Setting up employment in the UAE correctly from day one means registering with the right authorities, enrolling staff in mandatory schemes, and running a compliant payroll before anyone receives their

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HR Software Guides Ireland

An HR checklist for new Irish employers

Hiring your first employee in Ireland means registering with Revenue, running payroll correctly from day one, and meeting a set of statutory obligations — all before the person sets foot in the door.

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Comparisons Global

Rippling vs Mellow: UK Payroll and Compliance

Rippling is US-first with impressive integration but UK payroll is not its core. Mellow is built for UK HMRC requirements from the ground up.

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HR Software Guides UK

The employee lifecycle in the United Kingdom, end to end

The employee lifecycle in the UK runs from the moment you decide to hire through to the day someone leaves — and each stage carries legal obligations that, if missed, create real risk. Here is what ev

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HR Software Guides India

The employee lifecycle in India, end to end

The employee lifecycle in India runs from the moment you make a hiring decision through to the final settlement when someone leaves — and at every stage there are statutory obligations that carry real

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HR Software Guides USA

The employee lifecycle in the United States, end to end

The employee lifecycle in the US runs from the moment you decide to hire through to offboarding — and at each stage there are legal obligations, tax steps, and HR decisions that affect both compliance

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HR Software Guides Australia

The employee lifecycle in Australia, end to end

Every employment relationship in Australia follows a predictable arc — from pre-hire compliance through to termination or resignation — and each stage carries specific legal obligations for employers.

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