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Payroll compliance rarely comes down to one person. But when the rules change, the questions multiply, and the pressure is on, having the right answers matters. On the latest episode of Payroll Question Time, Steve Yardley is joined by Mathew Akrigg MCIPPdip MAAT, Jeni Morris - NMW Specialist, Karen Thomson ChFCIPP MSc FHEA Dip, P … Continue reading Payroll Question Time – Payroll Podcast
Tribunals to use a new, stricter, approach for dismissal cases involving pregnant women and new parents from 2027 Pregnant women and new parents will now have stronger safeguards to protect them from unfair dismissal, requiring employers to go further than ever before. • New protections will also extend to employees on adoption, shared parental, neonatal … Continue reading Stronger protections for pregnant women and new parents against unfair dismissal
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. The August edition of the Employer Bulletin brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. The October 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin includes articles on: PAYE Payrolling … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: October 2026
For the third year running, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day don’t fall on weekends, however, Boxing Day is a Saturday and so the following Monday becomes a substitute day. And for Scotland the extended New Year celebrations which normally include the 2nd January which for 2027 is also a Saturday creating a substitute Bank … Continue reading Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 – when are the Bank Holidays and what about paying early?
Over 900,000 people could benefit from new plans which include measures to crack down on bogus self-employment. More workers to gain access to the National Minimum Wage and holiday pay. Proposals will also make it easier for 900,000 people to access rights they should already be entitled to and improve the rights of the genuinely … Continue reading New action to crackdown on bogus self-employment loopholes
Around £4 million has been repaid to 27,000 workers. Latest list of employers who have underpaid workers revealed as Government hands enforcement powers to new dedicated body. 658 employers named for failing to pay staff the National Minimum Wage, with £4 million returned directly to workers. Thousands of workers given more room to breathe as … Continue reading 658 employers shamed for illegally “Short-changing staff”
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. The August edition of the Employer Bulletin brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. The August 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin includes articles on: PAYE Tax … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: August 2026
The Fair Work Agency’s first delivery plan outlines priorities, actions and measures for 2026 to 2027. It explains how the agency will support workers and employers, tackle labour exploitation and prepare for the transfer of National Minimum Wage enforcement. The plan also outlines how the agency will develop digital tools to make complying with employment … Continue reading Fair Work Agency delivery plan
The Living Wage foundation For over 20 years, the Living Wage Foundation has championed decent wages, working with nearly 16,000 employers, securing over £4.2 billion in pay rises for low paid workers and changing millions of lives. But high levels of insecure work are trapping millions of people in poverty, which makes it impossible to … Continue reading Why Living Hours Employers guarantee 16 hours’ work
Who are the Fair Work Agency (FWA)? The Fair Work Agency (FWA) is the nations single enforcement body for major employment rights, launched on 7th April 2026. One of its opening priorities is policing and enforcement of National Minimum Wage (which also includes the Hational Kiving Wage). An area of concern are umbrella deductions and … Continue reading Minimum Wage Enforcement and Umbrella Deductions
New research by workplace expert Acas shows that changes to sick pay, paternity leave and unfair dismissal will pose the greatest challenges for businesses under new rules. A recent YouGov survey, commissioned by Acas, asked employers which changes in the Employment Rights Act will be the hardest to adopt for their organisation. Nearly 1 in … Continue reading Which Employment Rights Act changes are the hardest to adopt?
Government launches consultation, inviting businesses, workers, and civil society to help shape the next steps on equal pay reform. Further progress being made on commitment to end pay discrimination Businesses, workers, and trade unions to have a say on equal pay reform 15-week consultation aims to root out unfairness from the equal pay system so that … Continue reading Equal pay system to be improved
Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement The government has opened a consultation on: the proposed approach to holiday pay compliance and enforcement some of the important design features what support and guidance the Fair Work Agency can provide to help support compliance Right to holiday leave and pay Paid holiday or annual leave … Continue reading Holiday Pay enforcement consultation open
The legal requirement Most employees and workers are required to be issued with a payslip on or before each time they are paid. Whether called a payadvice, pay packet, pay statement or payslip, employers are legally required to provide them. The. payslips can be used as proof of earnings, tax paid and any pension contributions. … Continue reading Is your payslip missing?
The West Midlands, East Midlands, South East, South West, London, and East of England will be under a red heat-health alert. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a red heat-health alert (HHA) for 6 regions of England. The West Midlands, East Midlands, South East, South West, London, and East of England will be … Continue reading Working through a red heat-health alert
The Government has launched a consultation on new workplace protections for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children, as part of the ongoing work to implement the Employment Rights Act. The consultation, launched by the Minister for Employment Rights Kate Dearden, sets out several proposals that could significantly change the rights of those with caring responsibilities in the … Continue reading Workplace protections for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children
New laws will extend and strengthen seafarer protections beyond UK territorial waters. thousands of seafarers working across the Channel are to benefit from proper rest periods, fair pay, and stronger protections as the government goes further to make seafarers’ lives fairer, safer and better the consultation on mandatory rights for seafarers follows the introduction of … Continue reading Seafarers across the Channel set for better pay and protection
The government have launched (Tuesday 2nd June 2026) the consultation on Ending one- sided flexibility: reforms of zero hours and similar contracts. The consultation - Zero Hours contracts - give your view The consultation explores key aspects related to new rights for eligible workers to: Guaranteed hours Reasonable notice of shifts Payment for shifts cancelled, moved, … Continue reading Zero hours! Ending one sided flexibility
The final independent report of Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) commissioned assessment on the scale and nature of labour non-compliance and other work-based harms in the UK has been published with some shocking results. The report was to question: How many workers have their rights breached in the UK labour market? What issues do … Continue reading 5.4 million workers have employment rights breached
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The April 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: April 2026
Statutory Sick Pay: record sheet (SSP2) has been updated to reflect changes brought in by the Employment Rights Act 2025, to remove the waiting period before SSP can be made. Employers can use form SSP2 to record details of an employee’s sickness absences for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and monitor the use of the 28 … Continue reading Statutory Sick Pay record sheet update
Leading women’s health campaigner and broadcaster Mariella Frostrup has been appointed as the Government’s Women's Employment Ambassador, a newly created role to support working women across the country. Mariella Frostrup has been appointed as the new Women’s Employment Ambassador to champion women’s health in the workplace. Appointment comes as businesses encouraged to publish voluntary action plans to better support employees experiencing menopause symptoms. Together these measures will work to address the near record … Continue reading Millions of working women set to benefit from landmark workplace health drive
Landmark employment rights reforms kick into force. Millions of employees to benefit from reforms to Statutory Sick Pay, ensuring they can take time off when sick without worrying about going without pay. New rights to paternity leave from the first day in a new job, helping families balance work and home life. Changes are part of the Employment Rights Act, which will benefit … Continue reading Millions get new access to sick pay and parental leave
Here it is again, the start of a New Tax Year. Often when meeting with payroll and tax professionals from overseas, they wonder why the United Kingdom tax year commences on 6th April annually. Why is that when so many countries around the world celebrate both the new year and the tax year on 1st … Continue reading Happy New (Tax) Year 2026
(c)2025 PAYadvice Ltd New minimum wage rates come into force [for pay reference period starting{ from 1st April [2026], following Low Pay Commission recommendations. Increased rates of the National Minimum Wage, including the National Living wage came into force for pay reference period from 1st April 2026. These rates bring into effect recommendations made by the … Continue reading National Living Wage rises to £12.71
Holiday pay clampdown is on its way with new employer recording obligations and Holiday Pay compliance being introduced alongside the Fair Work Agency enforcement duties. Holiday entitlement and pay rights All employees and workers across the United Kingdom have rights to holiday entitlements and pay. Statistical analysis has shown that in excess of 1.8 million … Continue reading Employers required to keep holiday records
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) changes on 6th April 2026 as a result of the Employment Rights Act. More employees will now qualify for Sick Pay SSP as a result of: The Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW) being reduced from 4 calendar days to 1 The number of initial Qualifying Days (QD) which act as … Continue reading SSP Qualifying Days – April 2026 no change
With new Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rules applying from 6th April 2026, the DWP have updated form SSP1 for use when an employer is not or will stop paying SSP. From 6th April 2026, new changes come into play for SSP: Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW) is reduced to 1 calendar day (previously 4) … Continue reading SSP1 form readied for April 2026 changes
389 employers … named for failing to pay workers the minimum wage to tens of thousands of workers. Employers told to repay over £7.3 million in wages owed to workers to aid the cost of living for some of the lowest earners. 389 named employers, including well-known brands, faced consequences for failing to pay the minimum wage through £12.6 million in penalties. Around 60,000 workers found to have been underpaid as employers who break the rules are … Continue reading Minimum wage shock – penalties for some big names
Baroness Maggie Jones of Whitchurch has been appointed as the new Chair of Acas. Baroness Maggie Jones of Whitchurch has been appointed as the new Chair of Acas, following a fair and open public appointment process. She will start on the 1st April 2026, succeeding Clare Chapman, whose two terms as Chair ends on 31st March … Continue reading Baroness Maggie Jones appointed new chair of Acas
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided an update to their transitional protection guidance (version 3) via the HMRC Software Developers Support Team. The update is regarding Statutory Sick Pay Transitional Protections for the Employment Rights Act measures coming in from April 2026. “Following final review of Government issued information ahead of implementation, … Continue reading Statutory Sick Pay transitional guidance further updates (v3)
Action plans supporting women to succeed at work launched by Minister for Women and Equalities ahead of International Women’s Day 2026. Action plans supporting women to succeed at work launched by Minister for Women and Equalities ahead of International Women’s Day 2026 Employer guidance published today Wednesday 4th March 2026 showing government and businesses working collaboratively … Continue reading Landmark gender pay gap and menopause action plan launched to help women thrive at work
From 6th April 2026, employees will be eligible for unpaid parental leave from their first day of employment. Unpaid parental leave Eligible employees can take unpaid parental leave to look after their child’s welfare, for example to: spend more time with their children look at new schools settle children into new childcare arrangements spend more … Continue reading Unpaid Parental Leave – April 2026 a day one right
From 6th April 2026, employees will be eligible to give notice to take Paternity Leave and Unpaid Parental Leave from their first day of employment. This change supports working parents and is claimed to help businesses attract and retain talent. What are the changes?: Employees can give notice of Paternity Leave from day one of … Continue reading Paternity Leave and Unpaid Paternity Leave from April 2026
From 6th April 2026, a new right to Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave will support employees who lose the mother or primary adopter of their child within the first year of their child's life or adoption. This is a day one right, meaning employees are eligible from their first day of employment. Key changes The right to take time off work will apply … Continue reading Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave
From 18th February 2026, upgraded employment rights will begin to take effect. These changes will be introduced gradually between 2026 and 2027, giving employers time to prepare and ensuring workers have clear information about their new rights. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have created resources for employees and employers on these changes (click … Continue reading New Employment Rights – February and April 2026
HMRC as part of the February edition of the Employer Bulletin is reminding employers to get ready for the changes introduced as part of the Employment Rights Act. The Employment Rights Bill became law on 18th December 2025 and is now the Employment Rights Act 2025. Employers should start getting ready now for changes that … Continue reading Implementation of the Employment Rights Act
The February edition of the HMRC Employers Bulletin out lines the changes to Statutory Sick Pay which applies from 6th April 2026 and forms one of the measures from the Employment Right Act 2025. PAYadvice.UK has published a series of articles and resource pages (see below links) on the changes which are to soon come … Continue reading Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) changes — what employers need to know
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The February 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: February 2026
Monday 9th February 2026, the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) have further clarified added areas of transitional arrangements with the new SSP rules that commence from 6th April 2026. The DWP issues a further update to the transitional guidance on Tuesday 10th March 2026 Prior guidance has been confirmed: Calculating 80% average weekly earnings … Continue reading Added Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) transitional guidance
NEW TUC POLLING: 1 in 7 women (14%) have lost their job - or felt forced to leave their job - due to expecting a child or becoming a parent. Over one in five women (21%) who have or are expecting a child also report unfair treatment at work. More than 1 in 10 new fathers (14%) also report experiencing unfair treatment at work. The … Continue reading Number of new and expectant parents losing their job or facing unfair treatment at work “alarmingly high”
New day one rights to parental leave set to enter force from April 2026. Over 18 million workers across the UK are expected to benefit from stronger protections at work, with most insecure workers set to gain the most. New day one rights from April 2026 confirmed for parental leave, whilst bereaved partners set to gain further rights to paternity leave. Changes are claimed … Continue reading Stronger working rights to give millions of families the “security they deserve”
Following the passing of the Employment Rights Bill and the Royal Ascent of the Employment Rights Act on Thursday 18th December 2025, one of the major changes are the new rights to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from Monday 6th April 2026 (Easter Monday). The Statutory Sick Pay measures include: Removing the Lower Earnings Limit to … Continue reading New Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – what is the 80% rate?
Following the passing of the Employment Rights Bill and the Royal Ascent of the Employment Rights Act on Thursday 18th December 2025, one of the major changes are the new rights to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from Monday 6th April 2026 (Easter Monday). The Statutory Sick Pay measures include: Removing the Lower Earnings Limit to … Continue reading New Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Transitional Protection April 2026
Over 15 million people across the UK are expected to benefit as New laws bring the world of work into the 21st century Over 15 million people across the UK are to benefit from new worker protections, including those on the lowest pay and in the most insecure jobs. New rights confirmed including day one paternity leave and parental leave, statutory sick pay, protections for pregnant workers, increased protection from unfair … Continue reading Employment Rights Act receives Royal Assent
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The December 2025 edition of Employer Bulletin … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: December 2025
Almost one million young people will benefit from learning or employment opportunities as a result of a major £820 million funding package. The funding will create 350,000 new workplace opportunities designed to support young people into employment. Hundreds of thousands more young people on Universal Credit to benefit from dedicated support. Guaranteed jobs scheme to … Continue reading Young people to benefit from expanded support, new training, and work experience opportunities
As a result of the Employment Rights Bill currently going through parliament and anticipated as something that will be passed, workers will receive the right to receive payment from their employers if shifts are cancelled, moved, or curtailed at short notice. As part of Budget 2025, the HMRC, In line with existing legislation relating to … Continue reading Tax on cancelled, moved or curtailed shifts
Agreement reached with key stakeholders on the unfair dismissal elements of the Employment Rights Bill. The Government convened a series of conversations between trade unions and business representatives. On the basis of the outcome of these discussions, the Government will now move forward on the issue of unfair dismissal protections in the Employment Rights Bill … Continue reading Employment Rights Bill – Dismissal agreement reached
This working paper seeks views on different options to reform non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Non-compete clauses are inserted into employment contracts to restrict an individual’s ability to work for, or establish, a competing business after they have moved on from a job. The government is interested in views on different options to reform non-compete clauses in employment contracts to support the … Continue reading Reform of non-compete clauses in employment contracts
(c)2025 PAYadvice Ltd The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced on the day before her 26th November 2025 Autumn Budget the acceptance of the Low Pay Commission recommendations on increases to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. These uplifts are predicted in benefit 2.7 million U.K. workers with a significant increase … Continue reading April 2026 National Minimum and Living Wage increases confirmed
The Government’s Make Work Pay plan is designed to help more people to stay in work, support workers’ productivity and improve living standards. One of the first significant delivery vehicles for this plan is the Employment Rights Bill which will introduce new legislation. Once implemented, it will represent the biggest upgrade in employment rights for … Continue reading Know your Rights – Good Employment Week 2025
Good Employment Week 2025 Good Employment Week is an annual week of activities, that aims to raise awareness of good employment across city-regions. Developed by the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, this year the Mayor's Good Work Standard are celebrating Good Employment Week in London with a range of events and social media campaigns: The Conflict … Continue reading Good employment week 24-28 November 2025
60 major and many small employers are joining forces with government to tackle the rising tide of ill-health that is pushing people out of work Employers join forces with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working Employers and mayoral authorities back plans to support employees to keep people healthy and in work. A three-year partnership, led … Continue reading Tackling ill-health and keep Britain working
Consultations launched on key Make Work Pay measures including protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work, bereavement leave and trade union reforms The public are invited to share views on reforms including dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work, and bereavement leave. Business and workers are to shape trade union … Continue reading Bereavement and pregnancy protections to be shaped by businesses and workers
Victims and direct witnesses of crime who sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) will no longer be gagged from speaking out Government clampdown on misuse of NDAs as “gagging orders” to conceal crime. Change will ensure victims can talk about criminal conduct to anyone, for any purpose, without fear of breaching an NDA. Part of the … Continue reading Victims freed from NDA silence
Although employers may have set payment rates at or above the National Minimum Wage for their workers and employees, some even using the higher Living Wage (the voluntary living wage foundation rate), many appear to also get their workers to do extra time for free or count certain work activity as unpaid. All work time … 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 UK workers paid below the real Living Wage face severe hardship as prices rise. Many have no financial buffer to absorb higher costs or deal with emergencies. Housing costs in particular are putting pressure on household budgets. The financial … Continue reading In-work poverty causing misery as over half of low-paid parents forced to turn to food banks
Of the 491 recently shamed employers for breaching National Minimum Wage (NMW) by the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) audit teams, the largest failures related to apprentices. Of those caught, 190 were for breaches of NMW related to apprentices. There are some important considerations for those who claim to or do employ apprentices: That there … Continue reading Apprentices – not a reason to underpay!
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) audit teams from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have caught and fined another 491 employers across the United Kingdom for underpaying their workers for a variety of reasons. Some are well known household brands. Large numbers of employers are struggling to understand their obligations to their workforces to pay them … Continue reading Where are October 2025 shamed employer minimum pay breaches happening?
£6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage. £6 million put back into the pockets of working people as Government delivers the biggest overhaul of workers’ rights in a generation, as part of its … Continue reading Another 491 employers fined £10million+ for National Minimum Wage breach
Matthew Taylor to lead Government's new Fair Work Agency from April 2026. Taylor Review author Matthew Taylor appointed as first Fair Work Agency chair to support the government’s mission to kickstart economic growth. New agency to transform labour market enforcement, protecting workers from bad employers who flout minimum wage and other labour laws, levelling the … Continue reading FWA chair appointed to crack down on minimum wage underpayment and worker exploitation
Speech delivered by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson at the Trades Union Congress annual conference in Brighton, 2025 Thank you, Congress, for that warm welcome. What a joy it is to be back here in Brighton. And back here with the TUC. Thank you to Mark, and to Paul, and to the whole team, and thank … Continue reading Bridget Phillipson speech to TUC conference, 2025
For the third year running, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day don’t fall on weekends and there are no substitute days. However, Scotland has a substitute day for St Andrews. England and Wales So when are the Christmas and New Year Bank holidays? For England Wales and Northern Ireland matches: Scotland In Scotland there are … Continue reading Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 – when are the Bank Holidays and what about paying early?
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The August edition of Employer Bulletin includes … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: August 2025
Employment Right Bill The governments Employment Rights Bill is claimed to be delivering the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation. For too long it has been viewed that the UK has lagged behind other advanced economies in modernising employment protections. The bill bans exploitative zero-hours contracts, ends fire and rehire, introduces day-one rights … Continue reading Ban on controversial NDAs silencing abuse
New amendment to the Employment Rights Bill.. will expand rights to bereavement leave to those who experience pregnancy loss The Government claims it is delivering the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation. For too long, the UK has lagged behind other advanced economies in modernising employment protections. That’s why they claim they are … Continue reading Bereavement leave for families who face pregnancy loss
Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat commit to further strengthening security checks on delivery riders to prevent illegal working in the gig economy. Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat are to strengthen verification checks on delivery riders to clamp down on illegal working, following talks with the government. The commitment comes after ministers convened the … Continue reading Delivery firms to bolster efforts to stop illegal working
Nationwide clampdown on delivery riders working illegally Ramp-up of arrests and visits set to take place across the UK targeting migrants working illegally in the gig economy The U.K. government Home Office Enforcement teams are gearing up to launch a nationwide blitz targeting illegal working hotspots, with a focus on the gig economy and migrants … Continue reading Delivery riders working illegally!
The Plan to Make Work Pay is intended to tackle poor pay, poor working conditions and poor job security so that people across the country feel the benefits. Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay is a key component of this reform, ensuring that the safety net of sick pay is available to those who need it the … Continue reading SSP changes confirmed for 6th April 2026
The Government have published the Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap, setting out timelines for measures in the Bill coming into effect. Comprehensive roadmap for Employment Rights Bill to raise living standards across the country whilst giving employers and workers the time to adapt. Sets out timelines for new landmark rights with 15 million, or half … Continue reading Roadmap confirms workers rights for 2026 and 2027
HM Revenue and Customs have published initial information as part of the June 2025 employer bulletin on changes that form part of the Plan to Make Work Pay, the Government is making changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). Through the Employment Rights Bill, the government are strengthening SSP to make sure that all employees have access to from … Continue reading Future of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – April 2026
The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Software Developer Support Team (SDST) have shared early information on changes applicable to statutory payment as operated for those who have employee who work in Northern Ireland. New rights and entitlements are now being applied by the Northern Ireland Assembly and will apply from April 2026. Dear PAYadvice.UK, Please … Continue reading Payroll 2026/2027 – Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (SPBP) – Northern Ireland
The June 2025 Employer Bulletin has outlined and shared resources for umbrella employer organisation, their users and associated employees. The HMRC published and named tax avoidance schemes list contains a sizeable number of umbrella organisations who have been found to be promoting and operating tax avoidance schemes which don’t work. New guidance and tools for … Continue reading Umbrella employers – good practice updates
Over 6,000 arrests and 9,000 visits carried out in crackdown on illegal working. A major surge in immigration enforcement activity across the UK has led to a 51% rise in the number of arrests as part of a Home Office drive to disable the illegal working trade in the UK. Immigration Enforcement teams have … Continue reading Illegal working enforcement
518 Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage named. More money put into the pockets of hardworking people, as government delivers the biggest upgrade to worker’s rights in a generation, as part of the Plan for Change Workers will be … Continue reading 518 employers named for breaching minimum wage
The RT Hon Lord Hermer KVC On Thursday 8th May 2025, the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered the Thompson Foundation Lecture on “Employment law and the fundamental right to security” Introduction Thank you very much for this opportunity to celebrate the remarkable legacy of Thompsons Solicitors, a firm that has been a beacon of … Continue reading Thompsons Lecture: Employment law and the fundamental right to security
With the significant increases to National Minimum and National Living Wage, a number of questions are being raised by employers on their options with regards to pre-existing salary sacrifice arrangement where the operation of the sacrifice now takes the employees earnings for National Minimum Wage (NMW) below the employees associated hourly NMW rate. For those … Continue reading Can I change a Salary Sacrifice to a net deduction?
A number of articles published via a news agencies and news outlets have implied that there were significant changes to the UK statutory sickness scheme from April 2025. However, this is not the case. Period of Incapacity to Work (PIW) Under current rules which continue, only periods of sickness lasting 4 or more calendar days … Continue reading Has Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) changed?
On social media groups relating to employment law and others on pay, often there are questions on individual rights to paid overtime. This short article looks to outline the basics of the employees rights, whether the additional time should be paid or not and how the additional work time impacts employment rights under the Working … Continue reading Am I entitled to pay for Overtime?
On 1st April 2025, minimum wage rates have increased. This short report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of those changes and the change to National Insurance. Increases in all rates of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW), come into effect for pay periods starting on or … Continue reading The National Minimum Wage in 2025 – LPC
Actions to take as an umbrella company to support compliance and best practice in the temporary labour market. Prior evidence has indicated that around 70% of umbrella organisations may have been involved in either promoting or operating tax avoidance schemes, some to public sector workforces in Health and Local Government. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) … Continue reading Good practice umbrella companies
Call for evidence launched to will enable business, trade unions and civil society to shape action helping everyone, no matter their background, to thrive under the government's Plan for Change. Responses will support consideration of a range of areas, including steps to make the right to equal pay effective for women, people from ethnic minority … Continue reading Call for evidence to break down barriers to opportunity at work
With the Easter Break coming upon us soon, some workers and employees may be wodnering what their rights are to time off work and to pay. The employment rights part is covered by an PAYadvice.UK article which provides insightful information on the topic of whether workers have a right to bank holiday as paid leave. … Continue reading Holidays and Easter 2025
Here it is again, the start of a New Tax Year. Often when meeting with payroll and tax professionals from overseas, they wonder why the United Kingdom tax year commences on 6th April annually. Why is that when so many countries around the world celebrate both the new year and the tax year on 1st … Continue reading Happy New (Tax) Year 2025
Over 3 million eligible workers are to receive a pay rise of up to £1,400 a year as new National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates take effect during April or May. Pay rise worth an extra £1,400 per year for an eligible full-time worker delivered. New rates put more money back into the … Continue reading New minimum wage rates for pay periods starting from 1st April 2025
Employment Tribunals play a vital role in the UK justice system, resolving disputes between employers and employees. The disputes handled by Employment Yribunaks (ET) may be on issues such as: unfair dismissal discrimination redundancy whistleblowing claims breach of contract ET hearings involve evidence, witness testimony and legal arguments and are decided upon by a judge … Continue reading Simpler and more accessible justice in the workplace
Number of people on the highest rate of Universal Credit with no support to look for work has almost quadrupled since the pandemic Figures show 1.8 million people now in Limited Capability for Work Related Activity (LCWRA) category as broken Work Capability Assessment continues to push people out of work New figures emerge ahead of … Continue reading Almost two million people on Universal Credit not supported to look for work
The government has published its response to the consultation on Umbrellas on 4th March 226. There is evidence of widespread non-compliance in the umbrella company market resulting in the depriving of workers employment rights. The Government considers action in the umbrella company market is imperative to protect the most vulnerable workers. Responses to the consultation … Continue reading Umbrella non-compliance
The Government… table amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. The Government have laid amendments to the Employment Rights Bill following weeks of consultation with business groups and unions. The Bill claims to support the Government’s mission to increase productivity and create the right conditions for long-term sustainable, inclusive, and secure economic growth, delivering on the … Continue reading Employment Rights Bill latest
Employment law changes from 1st April 2025 From 1st April 2025, a number of changes to employment rights are introduced: A written statement of employment particulars on day one of employment Time off work for partners to attend ante natal appointments Time off work to attend adoption appointments Time off work to care for dependants … Continue reading Isle of Man – Employment rights changes April 2025
Qiqing He employed three people who were not allowed to work in the UK at his takeaway in Aberdeen The illegal workers were discovered during a visit to the premises by Immigration Enforcement He has now been banned as a company director for seven years following investigations by the Insolvency Service The former manager of … Continue reading 7 year director ban for illegal workers
Monday 20th January 2021, the government has laid regulations to implement Neonatal Care Leave and Pay. Subject to parliamentary approval, the regulations will come into force on 6th April 2025. The regulations implement the main provisions of the new entitlement. Specifically: The Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations implement a new entitlement for employed parents … Continue reading Regulations for Neonatal Care Leave and Pay laid
The minimum wage rate that apply across the whole of the United Kingdom have risen significantly over these past few years with, the age range of the highest rates is steadily moving to start at age 18 years. 1st April 2025 see the latest rise announced by the Labour government at the Autumn Budget. The … Continue reading Make your views heard on the future of the minimum wage
New data shows illegal working arrests have increased by 25% A crackdown on rogue businesses hiring people to work illegally has led to a significant rise in arrests, new figures published by the Home Office show. Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams have been intensifying operational activity across the UK to stop businesses hiring people to … Continue reading Arrests for illegal working rises
Statutory Parental Pay In the UK there are a number of statutory parental leave rights which include some form of pay: Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) - up to 39 weeks with 6 weeks of higher entitlement Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP - similar to SMP Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) - generally the sharing of any stopped … Continue reading How much pay for KIT and SPLIT?
Equal Pay Day Wednesday 20th November 2024 was marked as Equal Pay Day, a national campaign led by the Fawcett Society. This day marks the point in the year when, based on the gender pay gap, women overall in the UK stop being paid compared to men. Commenting on the Fawcett Society’s Equal Pay Day, … Continue reading Women’s pay and equality
HMRC have issued an update to guide E24 on 1st November 2024 in relation to the operation of a Tronc for the distribution of tips. New requirement now apply to ensure that. Tips are received by the workers and not retained by the employing business. Section 6 of the E24 guidance has been updated to … Continue reading Tips, gratuities and service charges – Troncs
(c) PAYadvice Ltd 2024 Low Pay Commission recommendations accepted in full The Government has announced Tuesday 29th October 2024 its acceptance of the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations on the rates of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW). The rates which will apply from 1st April 2025 are as follows: … Continue reading National Living Wage to increase to £12.21 in April 2025
Employers now have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment and create a safe working environment. New duty under the Equality Act 2010 will require employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees. New guidance for employers on how they can protect their staff. New measure comes … Continue reading New protections from sexual harassment come into force