Autumn Budget 2026 Explained: the legislation and what it means for your business

About this webinar

On Wednesday 28th October, Chancellor John Healey will deliver his first Budget, and the first under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. A new team at Number 11 means new priorities, and the speculation has already started.

Will the frozen personal allowance finally be reviewed? Will pressure over the student loan threshold freeze lead to a change of course? What will the new National Living Wage be from April 2027? Some predictions will prove right, many will not.

The headlines will land on Budget day. The detail takes longer. That’s why we’re taking a week to work through the policy papers properly, so we can give you more than a first reaction.

On Wednesday 4th November, IRIS’s payroll experts will unpack the legislation, then explain what it really means for your business: your costs, your processes and your people.

Whether you run payroll for a small business or oversee HR across multiple entities, you’ll leave with clear, practical guidance to plan for April 2027 and beyond with confidence.

Part 1: The legislation unpacked

• The Budget, decoded: the announcements that affect employers, and the rumours that didn’t make the cut
• Tax thresholds and allowances: whether anything has changed on the personal allowance and the threshold freeze to 2031
• National Living Wage and statutory rates: the confirmed rates for April 2027
• Already in the pipeline: mandatory payrolling of benefits from April 2027, the Plan 2 student loan threshold freeze and the £2,000 salary sacrifice pension cap from April 2029

Part 2: What it means for your business

• Your employment costs: how to budget for 2027/28 with confidence
• Your payroll processes: what to change, when, and what can wait
• Your people: how to explain the changes to employees and update HR and benefits policies
• Your systems: how IRIS solutions will support you through the changes
• Live expert Q&A: put your questions to our panel

Can’t make it live? Register anyway and we’ll send you the recording to watch whenever suits you. Don’t let the Budget catch you off guard. Save your place.

Meet the speakers

Niall Clarke, Lead Product Manager, IRIS Software Group

Brona Grogan, Senior Director, Managed Payroll Services, IRIS Software Group

Lee-Ann Watt, Senior Manager, Payroll Compliance, IRIS Software Group