Government inaction on long COVID could cost billions
There are now more than a million workers missing from the workforce compared to pre-pandemic figures, according to a report published by the IPPR think tank. About 400,000 of these are…
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Latest guidance for employers
HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin. The April issue has information on various topics including: Forthcoming deadlines Claiming employment allowance from April 2022 Student loans Coronavirus…
Coronavirus SSP Rebate Scheme set to close on 17 March
The Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSPRS) will close on 17 March 2022. The SSPRS was reintroduced by the government on 21 December 2021 for employers with fewer than 250 employees. The maximum…
April 2022 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage changes
The beginning of April sees the annual increases in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) as outlined below. Rate from 1 April 2022 Previous…
Claims portal reopens for Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
HMRC has reopened a claims portal for small employers to again claim refunds for coronavirus (COVID-19)-related sick pay. The reopening follows the announcement of the reintroduction of the Statutory Sick…
National insurance rise ‘set to squeeze budgets’, warns CBI
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned the government that the planned rise in national insurance will squeeze budgets and affect economic growth. The rise will see employers, employees…
HMRC latest guidance for employers
HMRC has published the latest edition of the Employer Bulletin. This guidance for employers, and their agents, includes articles on: reporting PAYE information in real time when payments are made…
Three-day wait for Statutory Sick Pay to return next year
The standard three-day waiting time for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be reinstated for coronavirus (COVID-19)-related claims from 25 March 2022, unless the government intervenes. Under standard rules in the UK,…
FSB warns tax rises ‘threaten recovery from pandemic’
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that tax rises could threaten the UK’s ongoing recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the FSB, small businesses are coming up…
Government announces plans to make requesting flexible working a day one right
UK workers could get more choice over when and where they work under new proposals to make the right to request flexible working a day one entitlement. The government will…
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