Number of illegal working arrests skyrocket by 63% as Immigration Enforcement carry out highest level of raids in British history. … Continue reading Largest crackdown on illegal workers
Largest crackdown on illegal workers
Month: October 2025
Student Loan Refund requests exceed 1.1 million
SLC has received more than 1.1 million refund requests through its Digital Refund Service, which offers a self-serve route for … Continue reading Student Loan Refund requests exceed 1.1 million
Help for UK businesses to fill £400bn AI skills gap
New report exposes major AI skills gap holding UK businesses back - but 3 new tools launched will help unlock … Continue reading Help for UK businesses to fill £400bn AI skills gap
Electric vehicle (EV) charging at home to be easier
Reforms to open up affordable home charging to thousands more households new proposed planning reforms to cut red tape giving … Continue reading Electric vehicle (EV) charging at home to be easier
Preventing illegal working (the Right to Work Scheme) to other working arrangements
Consultation on extending legislation to prevent illegal working (the Right to Work Scheme) to other working arrangements This Home Office … Continue reading Preventing illegal working (the Right to Work Scheme) to other working arrangements
100 days to Self Assessment deadline
Self Assessment filers reminded to file their tax return with 100 days to go to the deadline Self Assessment filers … Continue reading 100 days to Self Assessment deadline
Bereavement and pregnancy protections to be shaped by businesses and workers
Consultations launched on key Make Work Pay measures including protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work, bereavement leave … Continue reading Bereavement and pregnancy protections to be shaped by businesses and workers
Victims freed from NDA silence
Victims and direct witnesses of crime who sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) will no longer be gagged from speaking out … Continue reading Victims freed from NDA silence
Real Living Wage Rates Increase to £13.45 in UK and £14.80 in London
Half a million workers are set for a pay boost as over 16,000 employers are signed up to pay the real Living … Continue reading Real Living Wage Rates Increase to £13.45 in UK and £14.80 in London
Student Loan deduction guidance corrected
Guidance for employers on making employees’ student loan and postgraduate loan deductions in different circumstances has been updated with a … Continue reading Student Loan deduction guidance corrected
Pay deductions can cause minimum wage breaches
As part of the October 2025 shaming list of employers who have been named and fined for National Minimum Wage … Continue reading Pay deductions can cause minimum wage breaches
Employee Notice of Tax Code – Commissioners’ Direction
(c)2025 PAYadvice.UK Direction about the approved method of electronic communication to give an employee notice of a tax code. The … Continue reading Employee Notice of Tax Code – Commissioners’ Direction
HMRC impacted by Amazon internet problems
(c)2025 PAYadvice Ltd HM Revenue and Customs have shared that they are aware that users of their web and app … Continue reading HMRC impacted by Amazon internet problems
Another 103 employers caught not paying for time worked!
Although employers may have set payment rates at or above the National Minimum Wage for their workers and employees, some … Continue reading Another 103 employers caught not paying for time worked!
In-work poverty causing misery as over half of low-paid parents forced to turn to food banks
In-work poverty causing misery as over half of low-paid parents forced to turn to food banks UK workers paid below … Continue reading In-work poverty causing misery as over half of low-paid parents forced to turn to food banks
Apprentices – not a reason to underpay!
Of the 491 recently shamed employers for breaching National Minimum Wage (NMW) by the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) audit … Continue reading Apprentices – not a reason to underpay!
Where are October 2025 shamed employer minimum pay breaches happening?
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) audit teams from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have caught and fined another 491 employers … Continue reading Where are October 2025 shamed employer minimum pay breaches happening?
Another 491 employers fined £10million+ for National Minimum Wage breach
£6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 … Continue reading Another 491 employers fined £10million+ for National Minimum Wage breach
Update on the move to eVisas
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are replacing physical immigration documents with a digital immigration status, known as an eVisa. Moving … Continue reading Update on the move to eVisas
Focus on reading to drive up standards
all pupils will sit a mandatory reading test at age 13 to drive up reading standards. A national focus on … Continue reading Focus on reading to drive up standards
Employer Bulletin: October 2025
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: October 2025
Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries as tens of thousands more sick and disabled people offered help into work
Over 40,000 more sick or disabled people will receive intensive employment support to move into secure, fulfilling work and out … Continue reading Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries as tens of thousands more sick and disabled people offered help into work
FWA chair appointed to crack down on minimum wage underpayment and worker exploitation
Matthew Taylor to lead Government's new Fair Work Agency from April 2026. Taylor Review author Matthew Taylor appointed as first … Continue reading FWA chair appointed to crack down on minimum wage underpayment and worker exploitation