All at MM&K hope our clients, contacts, partners and other stakeholders enjoy a peaceful seasonal holiday break and we wish you a very happy New Year. We look forward to continuing our connections with all of you in 2025. A milestone passed 2024 has been a remarkable year. MM&K celebrated 50 years in business, a…

December 20, 2024 Read more >

FT comment supports our Life in the Boardroom survey results that NEDs’ pay is losing pace with their increasingly demanding roles. NEDs are seeking lucrative roles in private and PE-backed companies away from the public gaze. Last Thursday, Agenda, an FT Specialist publication that focuses on corporate boards, published an article “UK non-executive director pay…

September 14, 2022 Read more >

We don’t live in a perfect world nor a perfect meritocracy, but – generally – aren’t people who miss a promotion simply not up to scratch? Thanks to ruthless market forces, a company has a strong incentive to select only the best (barring any nepotism) since empowering low-performers should promptly acquaint a company with its…

September 13, 2022 Read more >

HM Revenue & Customs have recently updated the Employment Related Securities Manual at ERSM30450 and ERSM30460, which relate to the making of joint elections under section 431 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (Section 431 Election). These updates try to address some helpful practical points in relation to making Section 431 Elections.…

September 13, 2022 Read more >

We are proud to announce that Joanne Fegan has taken over from Paul Norris as our Managing Partner, effective from 1 September. Joanne, who is a chartered certified accountant, is also a director of MM&K Limited. These management changes allow Paul to reduce his time commitment to the firm, whilst retaining a client-facing role and…

September 1, 2022 Read more >

On the 12th July, the ESOP Centre hosted a members’ webclave titled “Are Broad-Based Share Plans Still Fit For Purpose?”. The guest speakers covered a number of topics and issues affecting broad-based share plans today. An employee share scheme is a powerful tool for employee retention and alignment of stakeholder interests. As employment practices are…

July 19, 2022 Read more >

Is there anything you miss about the nineties? Fortunately, you did not access this article via dial-up (hopefully). Unfortunately, inflation has reached as high as 9.1%, last seen in 1990 when Germany was still split in two. Non-executive directors (NEDs) are typically paid an annual basic fee, but there is usually opportunity to supplement this…

July 19, 2022 Read more >

As remuneration experts, MM&K consult on all areas of pay and incentives for the companies we advise. Part of our service may also require an element of ‘Job Matching’ which is the process of evaluating a job role based on its responsibilities and capabilities and then identifying which level it sits at within a company’s…

July 19, 2022 Read more >

Recently, the FT reported on investor concerns about Government proposals to review current rules on paying NEDs in shares or share options. The Government wants to see if they impose any unnecessary restrictions on NEDs becoming fully invested in the future success of the companies of which they are directors. This raises questions about the…

July 19, 2022 Read more >

Having seemingly come out of the worst of the recent pandemic, many employers were delighted in early 2022 to be able to give a decent level of pay rises.  Our discussions and reviews with employers were showing increases of at least 3% as being the norm. However, this good news was swallowed up by the…

July 19, 2022 Read more >

On 31 May, following a long consultation process, the Government published its responses to proposals intended to restore trust in audit and corporate governance. The Government’s responses significantly dilute many of the initial proposals for reform, a move which is likely to provide some welcome relief to the boards of smaller listed and AIM companies…

June 29, 2022 Read more >

The career path of many employees includes a series of promotions to team leader or manager (requiring the individual to acquire managerial skills and responsibilities). There are certain benefits and responsibilities that come with this progression, e.g.: Pay – the pay levels increase; Title – gives a feeling of more importance, recognises development and brings…

June 29, 2022 Read more >

On 16th June 2022, HMRC published the Employment Related Securities Bulletin 43 (Bulletin). The main content of the Bulletin relates to the bonus rate mechanism for Save As You Earn (SAYE) Scheme. In the Bulletin HMRC acknowledged that the current mechanism for calculating the bonus and interest rates (which incidentally has remained at 0% since…

June 29, 2022 Read more >