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…
Chancellor announces Spring Statement
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a 5p per litre cut in fuel duty for petrol and diesel in the 2022 Spring Statement. The government says it is the largest ever cut on all…
Spring Statement Summary & Tax Tables 2022/23
The Spring Statement was not meant to be a March mini-Budget, despite what many headlines in the days before suggested. Mr Sunak believes in the once-a-year approach to major tax…
Spring Statement 2022 Headlines
Today the Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his Spring Statement which is usually of little significance compared to a Budget. But with Easter around the corner he pulled several rabbits out…
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…
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…
Omicron Variant – Support Package Announced
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced details of the support package of £1bn including grants for the hard hit sectors and refunds of SSP following the latest outbreak of the…
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