Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
On Friday 20 March the government announced its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to reimburse employers 80% of wages paid to furloughed workers backdated to 1 March. Full details have not…
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Coronovirus: do you have to pay employees who self-isolate
Employees are entitled to receive SSP (Statutory Sick Pay) where they’ve self-isolated on medical advice and pursuant to a written notice. If they voluntarily self-isolated, or they don’t have a…
Minimum wage rates announced
The government has announced a 6.2% increase in the National Living Wage (NLW), which applies to workers aged 25 and over. From 1 April 2020 the NLW will rise from…
Minimum Wage increases
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) are the legal minimum wage rates that must be paid to employees. Employers are liable to be penalised for not…
2019 Payslip Legislation
The month of April welcomes a number of legislative changes that you will be expected to adapt to, including the fact that the right to an itemised pay statement will…
HMRC identify record £15.6 million minimum wage underpayments
HMRC has announced that they achieved record enforcement results this year, identifying £15.6million of minimum wage underpayments. The number of workers identified as underpaid was double that in 2016/17 and…
Pensions Auto Enrolment Reaches a Million People
The Pensions Regulator has announced that the number of employers meeting their workplace pension duties has reached one million and that statistics show that approximately 9.3 million people are saving…
Minimum Wage Increases
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) are the legal minimum wage rates that must be paid to employees. Employers are liable to be penalised for not…
Proposals To Extend Pensions Auto Enrolment To Younger Workers
The government has announced proposals to extend pensions auto enrolment to include younger workers and to amend the way in which contributions are calculated. According to the press release: ‘The…
Pension Contribution Increases And Temporary Staff
The Pensions Regulator is reminding employers that they need to comply with their auto enrolment duties. Automatic enrolment still applies to temporary staff this Christmas With the festive season fast…
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