U.K., Oct. 8 -- A new payroll platform that allows the UK's National Health Service (NHS) employees to access their pay as they earn is being rolled out free of charge across all NHS organisations, thanks to a partnership between Earnd and NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).

Earnd is a mobile app that gives employees flexible access to their their salary, while NHS SBS is a joint venture between the Department of Health Social Care (DHSC) and digital transformation experts Sopra Steria. The platform will be available to NHS users via the existing MySBSPay app.

The new collaboration aims to help tax-payer funded NHS organisations enhance their employee benefits, while reducing reliance on expensive employment agencies.

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