Firstly, it’s worth checking your credit score by getting copies of your business credit reports. You can review these for any errors and question anything you believe to be inaccurate with the credit agency. The best next step is to start to increase your creditworthiness. This can be done by using a credit card, or opening a line of credit. There are also sources of funding available, such as Start Up loans, which help new businesses with no credit history to fund their growth. Alternatively, equity and grant finance may be available that provide you with business loans based on the potential of your company, rather than your creditworthiness. workplace pension scheme for employees to save for their retirement. At the moment, we only connect directly with Nest Pensions, but you can still use another provider, if you prefer.
We also offer Tide Credit Builder – designed specifically to help small businesses grow their credit worthiness and open up future options for funding.
To be eligible, an employee must:
Be aged 22 to State Pension Age.
Earn least £10,000 gross per year (£833 per month or £129 per week)
When the pension scheme is connected, we’ll automatically assess eligibility and enroll eligible employees within their first month at your company. They’ll start on the standard contribution split, based on their gross salary:
5% paid by the employee
3% paid by the employer
UK law requires a minimum of 8% of the employee's salary to be contributed to pension, but it can be more.
How do I connect Tide Payroll to Nest Pensions?
Log in to Tide on the web and head to: Admin > Payroll > Settings > Integrations > Nest Pensions and follow the steps from there.
Then to configure your pension scheme: Admin > Payroll > Settings > Pension > Configuration
Can I connect Tide Payroll to another workplace pension provider?
Not at the moment, however, if you prefer a different pension provider, you can still adjust your pension to match the configuration of your chosen provider, by going to: Admin > Payroll > Settings > Pension > Configuration
You’ll need to export the Pensions and Payroll Data Interface Standard (PAPDIS) files and upload these to your provider’s platform.
For the download, head to: Admin > Payroll > Settings > Downloads > Pensions > Download the PAPDIS.csv file for the relevant period