Articles and information in relation to UK Payroll for business, employers and employees.
Lifetime Skills Guarantee to give adults the chance to take free college coursesNew entitlement to flexible loans to allow courses … Continue reading Post-18 education and training expansion to prepare workers for post-COVID economy
HM Revenue and Customs are reminding tax payers who are required to do their first self assessment return which will … Continue reading Self Assessment registration deadline
The government have put in place measures for employer requirements to support those who have been instructed to self-isolate. Breaches … Continue reading Employer duties for those instructed to self-isolate #coronavirus #COVID19
The Job Retention Scheme launched on 20 April. By midnight on 20 September there were a total of: ➡️9.6m jobs … Continue reading Latest Job Retention Scheme stats
Correspondence - Treatment of government grant support schemes in business interruption insurance settlements: Letter from the Economic Secretary to the … Continue reading Business interruption insurance – treasury letter
Dear @PAYadvice, Additional government support has been announced this week for businesses and employees impacted by coronavirus (COVID-19) across the … Continue reading New COVID-19 support schemes announced
The UK’s two million minimum wage workers are set to receive the smallest pay increase since 2010 – of around … Continue reading Minimum wage set for smallest rise in a decade
The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) extension will support viable traders who are facing reduced demand over the winter months, covering 20 … Continue reading Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) extended
From 1st November, for the next six months, the Job Support Scheme will protect viable jobs in businesses who are … Continue reading Job Support Scheme starts 1st November 2020
Rishi Sunak unveils government’s plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months. central to plan is a … Continue reading Chancellor outlines Winter Economy Plan
The Government has launched a cross-sector Working Group with industry to assess and make recommendations, as an interim step, on … Continue reading Government launches cross-sector Working Group to help address multiple small pension pots
If you claim tax credits and have returned to work after being furloughed but are still temporarily not working your … Continue reading Tax credits claimants will continue to receive payments even if working fewer hours due to COVID-19
A trial is being carried out to make government services easier to find and use online. New GOV.UK accounts will … Continue reading New trial to offer streamlined use of GOV.UK
FSB is a national gateway for the UK Government's Kickstart scheme and is encouraging small businesses to get involved and … Continue reading FSB open gateway for small employers who want to join the Kickstart Scheme
rules around passports, access to healthcare, driving, pet travel and mobile phone roaming in EU and EFTA countries are changing … Continue reading Prepare for new year changes to European travel #BREXIT
“The best way we can fight this virus is by everyone following the rules and self-isolating if they’re at risk … Continue reading Supporting and enforcing Self-Isolation #COVID19 #coronavirus
Dear @PAYadvice, We’re writing to let you know about upcoming changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and what this means … Continue reading Important updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Hundreds of organisations are stepping up to help Britain build back better by supporting smaller employers to give youth a … Continue reading Hundreds step up to help smaller employers Kickstart Britain’s recovery
Nearly a million workers returned to their jobs part-time in the first month flexible furlough was introduced. number of workers … Continue reading Nearly a million workers used flexible furlough in July
HMRC have issued new guidance for employers on how to repay grant money. If you’ve claimed too much through the … Continue reading Paying Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants back
Business Minister Paul Scully introduces raft of technical changes to increase flexibility to employment tribunal system. New reforms to help … Continue reading Government to boost capacity in employment tribunal system, giving quicker outcomes for employees and employers
The Queen (oao Delve and Glynn) (Appellants) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent) The state pension … Continue reading Women loose state pension age appeal
More than half of those furloughed since May returned to work by mid-August - ONS At the schemes peak in … Continue reading Furlough scheme has worked: saving jobs and helping more than half of employees back to work
The government have simplified their #WorkingSafely guidance to highlight the priority steps businesses should take to protect their staff and … Continue reading Make sure your business is COVID-19 secure
On 11th September 2020, a new subsection has been added to the guidance 'Work out your employee's usual hours and … Continue reading Flexible furlough – 11th September 2020 updated guidance
Times continue to be very strange with the #COVID19 pandemic. The number of U.K. citizens who qualify for a free … Continue reading Employer provided flu jabs – taxable benefit? It depends!
Businesses in England that are required to shut because of local interventions will now be able to claim up to … Continue reading New grants for English businesses affected by local lockdowns
The DWP has announced The number of Work Coaches is to be doubled to 27,000 nationally. Employment Minister calls for … Continue reading Thousands of new Work Coach vacancies
In the TUC blog by Alex Collinson the TUC state: The current weekly rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) is … Continue reading Should Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rise?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a statement on new measures to suppress the virus and keep the number of … Continue reading New measures to suppress #COVID19
Message sent on behalf of the HMRC Counter Avoidance Team. There’s still time to file, pay or discuss a Time … Continue reading Loan charge deadline 30th September
Updated HMRC template to help employers get their data right From today employers can use the HMRC updated template to … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme updated Data template
HMRC Chief Executive appears at Public Accounts CommitteeJim Harra, HMRC’s Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary, appeared at the Public … Continue reading Tax Gap & the Job retention fraud
Living and working in an EU country depends on the rules in that country. Check what you must do after … Continue reading Continue living and working in the EU
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Is calling on businesses of all sizes and sectors to ensure they are COVID-secure. … Continue reading The inspector calls – Is your business COVID-secure
The Chancellor today thanked Britons for helping protect thousands of jobs across the UK after statistics revealed that more than … Continue reading UK diners eat 100 million meals to protect 2 million jobs
Around 2 in 5 (41%) working mums with children under 10 can’t get – or are unsure whether they will … Continue reading 2 in 5 working mums face childcare crisis – #COVID19
HMT by PSP (c)2019 Customer Stakeholder Engagement Team| HM Revenue & Customs have provided the following: Back in September 2017, … Continue reading Corporate Criminal Offences – more than just a legislative tool, and why you should care
Dear @PAYadvice, We’re continuing to help employers, businesses and individuals with online support during this difficult period. Almost all benefits … Continue reading Payrolling – tax employees’ benefits through your payroll
HMRC welcome views on ways to tackle future use of disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes. You can Share your views, … Continue reading Call for evidence: tackling disguised remuneration tax avoidance
If you are self-employed or thinking of being self-employed there is an information hub on GOV.UK just for you. Self-employment … Continue reading Thinking about Self Employment – the hub for Gov info
As part of the government’s Plan for Jobs, a new £2 billion Kickstart Scheme will create hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading Kickstart opens
Received an email which you’re not quite sure about? Is it asking you to login to your account, or maybe … Continue reading Report suspicious email scams
New incentives launched 1st September 2020 to help businesses invest in the skills they need to recover and grow. Employers … Continue reading Plan for jobs – Apprenticeship cash boost
HMRC has been contacted ‘concerning some employers believing there was a 31 August deadline for making CJRS claims for July … Continue reading CJRS2 Deadlines (Flexible Furlough Job Retention)
Dear @PAYadvice We’re writing to remind you about changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)from today and what this means … Continue reading Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from today (1st September 2020)
Photocard licences that expire between 1st February and 31st December 2020 have been extended for 11 months. Under these changes, … Continue reading Expired driving licences automatically extended by 11 months
The HMRC Software Developers Support Team have issued revised RTI RIM artefacts for 2021-22 version 1.0 in the technical pack … Continue reading 2021/2022 RTI specifications issued