On 9 March 2018 HMRC released the names of employers who have paid their staff less than the minimum wage. They release this report quarterly and it is surprising how many businesses are on this list each quarter. This time there are 179 businesses who have underpaid their employees between £100 and £133,000. They don't report on underpayments less than £100 although that doesn't mean they don't take action. …
The new tax year starts on 6th April and with it comes changes to the tax rates and thresholds. Here is a quick round up of what this might mean for you. …
Employers should be planning ahead for the national minimum wage and pension contribution increases which will take effect from April 2018. The new rates will be: …
An EU court recently awarded a man 13 years of backdated holiday pay. The EU court supported the man's claim for 13 years worth of unpaid and untaken annual leave despite him having a "self-employed commission-only" contract. His employers had refused to pay him holiday pay on the basis that he was "self-employed" and therefore any holiday he took was unpaid. This decision is significant …
If you employ someone in your business or in your home as a carer and they are not self-employed or paid through an agency you have certain responsibilities. Here are seven of the steps you need to take to meet your responsibilities: …
