In November 2020 the government announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme would be continuing until 31st March (now extended to the end of April 2021). The announcement confirmed that employees on payroll as at 30 October would be eligible … Continue reading
Have my workplace pension duties changed due to Covid-19? The Pension Regulator (TPR) have updated their Auto Enrolment guidance in line with challenges faced by employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have confirmed and understand that business has changed but … Continue reading
The Government has announced the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates which will come into force from April 2021. It accepted in full recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission at the end of October. The … Continue reading
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended the Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) in November, which will have a major effect on both employers and payroll departments. In this article we look at the initial guidance and note that there will be further … Continue reading
HMRC releases a monthly October Employer Bulletin which has become essential reading for all payrollers as it gives a detailed update on all current and future guidance, which is especially important during this pandemic time, not least because things are … Continue reading
Every business is looking at how it can reduce overheads and increase efficiency, non more so than now due to the recession caused by the Covis-19 Pandemic. So, is outsourcing your payroll the right move right now? In our view, … Continue reading
October Furlough Changes From 1st October, the amount employers can claim for furlough drops to 60%, up to a cap of ?1875.00 per month, with the employer having to make up 20% of gross pay, so employees still receive 80% … Continue reading
HMRC has blocked thousands of applications for the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) due to fears that they were fraudulent. More than 30,000 CJRS applications have been rejected by HMRC, according to reports. At the end of June, 1,526 … Continue reading
Research by the Resolution Foundation into auto-enrolment enforcement by has revealed that over 800,000 workers (c.5% of all employees) who are eligible to receive a workplace pension have either not been enrolled at all by their employer, or are receiving … Continue reading
Nationally, it has been reported that over 9 million people have been supported by the furloughing scheme at a cost to the government of over ?30 billion and rising. That is the national picture. Here at JLP, where all of … Continue reading