Naming scheme for unpaid employment tribunal awards launched
The government’s recently published “Good Work Plan” included a commitment to establish a naming and shaming scheme for those employers who fail to pay employment tribunal awards.
Guidance published for employers on new payslip legislation
New legislation comes into force from 6 April 2019 which requires all employers to provide an itemised payslip to all workers, i.e. not just to employees, and to show hours on
Maternity pay and leave
Employees that are pregnant are eligible to take up to 26 weeks of statutory maternity leave (known as ordinary maternity leave) plus an additional 26 weeks (known as additional
Could you claim expenses and an early tax refund?
HMRC is reminding employees that they may be able to claim a tax rebate if they have incurred certain expenses related to their employment. HMRC’s press release on the matter
Employing someone to work in your home
When you employ someone to work in your home, it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the employee’s rights and deduct the correct amount of tax from their salary. This can
Statutory maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental and sick pay to rise...
In a written ministerial statement, the government has announced the proposed new rates for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), Statutory Paternity Pay
Employment status of football referees
A recent First-Tier Tribunal case examined the complex issue of whether a group of 60 football referees should be classified as employees or self-employed. HMRC argued that the
Tax codes for employees
P9 tax code notices are used to notify employers of the tax codes to use when calculationg PAYE due from employees’ wages and salaries. In a service availability update published
Change to evidence required for employee expenses
A new measure to remove the requirement for employers to check receipts for expense claims made by employees using the HMRC benchmark scale rates or overseas scale rates is to be
239 employers identified on latest list of national minimum wage offenders
The government has named and shamed another 239 employers for underpaying their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW). The government’s latest