Holiday Pay Zero Hours Workers Employers should be aware of a significant change in how holiday pay for hourly paid irregular hours workers is calculated. Following the recent Supreme Court decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel clarifies the position on how holiday pay for irregular workers on permanent contracts should be calculated. Who is impacted…
Veterans National Insurance Relief for Employers UK businesses hiring former members of the UK armed forces in their first year of civilian employment can save thousands of pounds through Veterans National Insurance relief. Through this scheme, businesses hiring military veterans can save thousands of pounds in employee National Insurance contributions. From 6 April 2022, employers…
HMRC have made changes to Work From Home Allowance tax relief from 6th April 2022. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the UK government encouraged the public to work from home where possible. This guidance was followed by some new rules on claiming tax relief, helping to combat the inevitable rise…
Minimum Wage Rates 2022/23 Employers should be aware that all minimum wage rates come into force from 1st April. New Rates These rates are for the National Living Wage (for those aged 23 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of at least school leaving age). The rates change on 1 April every…
Staff could be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if they cannot work because they’re self-isolating for any of the following reasons: they have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms or have tested positive, someone in their household has symptoms or has tested positive, they are told to self-isolate by an NHS test and trace service
HM Treasury Announces The Return Of The SSP Rebate Scheme. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced additional support available to businesses as the latest coronavirus variant causes concern. The Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rebate Scheme restarts again from today (21 December 2021), and claims can be made retrospectively from mid-January. The Scheme is open…
Statutory Sick Pay Self-Certification Period Temporarily Extended To Support Vaccine Rollout In an amendment to the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) legislation, employees will be allowed to self-certificate for up to 28 days starting from 17 December through to 26 January 2022. This will apply to workers whose spell of incapacity for work commenced before 17 December 2021(but…
New Minimum Wage Rates 2021 New minimum wage rates come into force on 1st April 2021 There are also changes to the age bands this year. The highest level of minimum wage starts at 23 rather than 25. The new rates are: Age 23 and above £8.91 Age 21 to 22 …
Furlough Update April 2021 The CJRS will now run until 30 September 2021. A key change on the Furlough update April 2021 is that for claim periods starting on or after 1 May 2021, the scheme can be used to make claims for employees who were employed on 2 March 2021 (and for whom an…
Furlough for Home Schooling HMRC has updated its furlough guidance to confirm that the scheme can be used where employees are unable to work because they are caring for children while schools are closed. Earlier this week, the government added a new section to its guidance that states employees are eligible for the grant and…
