Pay Me

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ISBN: 9781068447624

Your Guide to Entering the World of Work with Confidence and Direction

Hayley Paterson

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English

Hayley Paterson
02 April 2026

Careers guidance; Personal finance

Start work knowing exactly how you get paid, and how to grow it.

If you're stepping into the world of work, whether it's a weekend job, a summer shift, or your first ""proper"" role, your job is not to have it all figured out, but to give your future self some interesting options.

And you deserve to understand what really happens between accepting a job and seeing money land in your bank account.

In Pay Me, payroll expert Hayley Paterson pulls back the curtain on the systems most young people are never taught about: contracts, rotas, minimum wage, tax, pensions, payslips, and workplace rights. She walks you through the real process of getting paid, from writing your CV and decoding job adverts to understanding what deductions mean and how to fix mistakes if something doesn't add up.

But this book isn't just about understanding payroll. It's about building confidence and direction from the start. Hayley introduces practical frameworks to help you become a ""skills collector"", ""connection builder"", grow your value in the workplace, and make intentional career moves instead of drifting from job to job.

With straight-talking guidance, relatable examples, and practical exercises you can use immediately, Pay Me helps you move from confusion to clarity - and from simply earning money to using it as the foundation for your future.

Getting paid isn't the end goal.

It's the starting point.

By: Hayley Paterson
Imprint: Hayley Paterson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781068447624
ISBN 10: 1068447621
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 02 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hayley Paterson is a UK-based payroll expert and business owner with over two decades of experience in employment and payroll systems. She is the founder and director of The Payroll Guide Ltd, a consulting brand supporting UK businesses with payroll strategy and compliance, and Chanonry Payroll Solutions Ltd, an outsourced payroll provider.Hayley began her payroll career in 2003 and has worked across multiple industries, including the oil and gas sector, and payroll bureaux. Supporting organisations ranging from single-employee businesses to companies with workforces exceeding 8,000 staff. She founded Chanonry Payroll Solutions Ltd in 2018 and later evolved the consulting arm into The Payroll Guide to expand her educational impact.Based on the Black Isle in the Scottish Highlands, Hayley lives with her husband and son. Through Pay Me, she brings her professional expertise directly to young people, helping them understand how pay works and how to take control of their employment journey from day one.

Reviews for Pay Me: Your Guide to Entering the World of Work with Confidence and Direction

""Pay Me is a clear, practical guide for young people venturing for the first time into the world of paid employment... A genuinely useful book, and one that fills a long-standing gap."" - Cathy Higginson, mother of two boys ""I wish I had read this 25 years ago! ... There are no big secrets to earning money, just a lot of small but important steps."" - Gareth Vaughan, father of a boy and a girl ""Pay Me is a useful guide for young people navigating entering the world of work and managing money for the first time.... It's the kind of book I wish I had access to before joining the workforce."" - Corinna Patience, Teacher - Business Studies ""As someone who is in the target age bracket for this book, I found it very helpful... Absolutely a useful tool for all young people looking to get their first job."" - Connor Fraser, aged 18 ""As someone with very minimal knowledge of payroll, I found this book to be a great starting point for learning and getting more involved... This book would be incredibly useful for anyone looking for employment, or for those who are struggling to find work or understand the best way to go about gaining employment."" - Kelly Morrison, age 20 ""I think this book could be very useful. It's the kind of resource I would have benefited from when I was first starting out in the world of work."" - Fergus Maxwell, Age 23