Flexible furloughing starts on job retention scheme
On 1 July, changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) saw flexible furloughing introduced, so employees will no longer have to be furloughed for a minimum period of three…
Private sector off-payroll reforms given go ahead for April 2021
The introduction of off-payroll rules to the private sector will go ahead as planned next April after an attempt to delay them failed in the House of Commons. The reforms…
Summer statement
As the impact of Coronavirus continues to affect the economy, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a number of measures in the house of Commons on 8 July 2020 which are summarised…
Third Time’s A Charm
And boy do these gents have a lot of charm, well at least that’s what they think! Some of the braver men of Simpson Wood swapped their calculators for the…
Self-employed Class 2 National Insurance will not be scrapped
The government has decided not to proceed with plans to abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from April 2019. Class 2 NICs are currently paid at a rate of…
Delay To Roll Out Of Tax Free Childcare
The government have announced a delay to the roll out of tax free childcare which was expected to be fully implemented by the end of the year. From 24 November…
Tax-Free Childcare To Be Rolled Out From 28th April 2017
Tax-Free Childcare, the new government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare, will be launched from 28 April 2017. For every £8 a parent pays in, the…
Apprentieship Levy
The Apprenticeship Levy is being introduced from 6 April 2017 and will be payable by large employers. The Levy will be 0.5% of the employer’s pay bill, which is explained…
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