Employing for the first time
There are a multitude of rules and regulations that you must be aware of when you start employing staff for the first time.
HMRC’s guidance sets out important issues to be aware
Tax codes for employees
The P9X form is used to notify employers of tax codes to use for employees. The latest version of the form has just been published and shows the tax codes to use from 6 April 2022.
Tax relief for working from home
If you are an employee working from home, you may be able to claim tax relief for some of the bills you pay that are related to your work.
Employers can reimburse employees for
Self-certified sick notes
The statutory sick pay rules were temporarily amended on 17 December 2021. The amendment allows employees to self-certify for a period of 28 days, in place of the normal 7 days.
Reminder of Statutory Sick Pay pay-back scheme
The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme for small and medium-sized businesses and employers, enables them to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for sickness absence due
Claiming tax relief for working from home
Employees working from home may be able to claim tax relief for certain home-related bills they pay that are related to your work.
Employers may reimburse employees for the
Vehicle benefit charges from April 2022
The vehicle benefit charges were updated following the Chancellor’s Budget speech. Where employees are provided with fuel for their own private use by their employers, the car fuel
Autumn Budget 2021 – Minimum Wage increases
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak confirmed that the government has accepted in full the proposals of the Low Pay Commission for increasing minimum wage rates from 1
Tax and termination payments
The tax treatment of termination payments has changed significantly over recent years. The changes have aligned the rules for tax and secondary National Insurance contributions
£500 million Plan for Jobs Expansion
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a £500 million expansion of the Plan for Jobs as part of his speech delivered to the party faithful at the Tory annual conference in