I have a client who has been refurbishing a pub, which opened at the weekend in a flurry of confusion and last-minute problems. I have a PAYE scheme set up for them, and told them in no uncertain terms to pay nothing until the timesheets had gone through me. Having collected the first lot of paperwork, I now find that, over the opening weekend, the manager took on several casual helpers and has already paid them in cash and sent them on their way.
What's best to do about this? The regular staff are all accounted for now, I just don't know what to do with the ones that have slipped through the net.
If there are no details such as names, addresses, NI etc I would put the cash to the employer as drawings or loan account if limited. He needs to be told.
