Equality – Gender Pay Gap Reporting
The government has introduced new requirements for all private and voluntary sector employers of over 250 people relating to equal pay reporting from April 2017. The Equality Act 2010 (Gender…
Business
Minimum Wage Rises Again
Employers need to ensure they are paying their employees at least the appropriate National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW) rate. The rates increase from 1 April 2017….
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…
Making Tax Digital For Business – Update
Extensive changes to how taxpayers record and report income to HMRC are being introduced under a project entitled Making Tax Digital for Business (MTDfB). MTDfB is to be introduced…
Advisory Fuel Rates For Company Cars
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published which took effect from 1 March 2017. The guidance states: ‘You can use the previous rates for up to one month from the…
Making Tax Digital
The government published their responses to the six consultations on making tax digital (MTD). In response to the consultations the government have decided the following: businesses will be able to…
Vat Flat Rate Changes
Flat Rate Scheme changes to impact upon consultants An amendment to the VAT Flat Rate Scheme percentages has been announced by HM Revenue & Customs impacting upon businesses with limited…
Charity Fines
An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed that two national charities, the RSPCA and the British Heart Foundation, secretly screened millions of their donors so they could…
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…
Latest Statistics Show Unemployment At 4.8%
The government has announced: labour market has finished a record breaking year with unemployment down by over 100,000 people and the rate running at 4.8%. Other statistics include: there continues…
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