On Friday 31st it seemed like our pleas as employer and agent representatives finally paid off when the Government announced the NI rates and thresholds for 2020/21. Since Christmas there… read more →
I’ve been looking back this week, as my husband has retired, and reflecting on how my experience of working with government departments has changed over the last 15 years. During… read more →
The situation EU nationals who wish to stay in the UK post Brexit must apply for settled status – equivalent to permanent residency. This will give them the right to… read more →
It was great to speak to Graham Wylie from ADP and Melanie Pizzey from the Global Payroll Association about some of the challenges we are facing in our profession, some… read more →
It seems appropriate at the start of 2020 to look back to the significant payroll changes that occurred in the last decade and reflect on how these have impacted where… read more →
My friend and pensions’ guru Henry Tapper wrote this last week in his daily, and very illuminating, blog. If you want to understand more about the pensions’ arena as a… read more →
HMRC has provided various “interpretations” of the rules for trivial benefits in the last three Employer Bulletins, as it apparently views those rules as too generous. This week’s blog first… read more →
Currently there is no statutory obligation for employers to provide a reference for an employee (1) (with the exception of certain regulated sectors) – but this could be set to… read more →
Building on the 2017 review into Automatic Enrolment, the latest area the Government have launched a consultation on is how to deliver simpler annual pensions statements (1). The aim being… read more →
In last year’s Autumn Budget, the Government confirmed that parental bereavement leave will be introduced in 2020. Here is what you need to know. The background The Parental Bereavement (Leave… read more →