Do you review your employees’ salaries on an annual basis? If you don’t, it’s even more important to remember that the National Living Wage for those over the age of 23 increases to £9.50 per hour in April 2022. So, make sure you are ready and update your Payroll software, because failure to adjust appropriate … Read more
From April 2022 National Insurance Contributions (NIC) for employed and self-employed workers will increase by 1.25%, meaning most working people will pay National Insurance at a rate of 13.25%. In addition, the government will be introducing a Health and Social Care Levy of 1.25% that will be collected temporarily via the existing … Read more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced additional support available to businesses as the latest coronavirus variant causes concern. The Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rebate Scheme restarted again on 21 December 2021 and claims can be made retrospectively from mid-January. The Scheme is open to UK based employers with a PAYE payroll and less than … Read more
In the latest Budget announcement the Government confirmed they are continuing with their policy for 2022/23 in respect of the National Minimum Wage plan.As such, we will see continued increases in all rates with the National Living Wage increasing by 6.6%. We are now at the Second stage with NLW applying to 23-year-olds and above … Read more
Employers should be aware that on 1 April 2021, the government is increasing both the National Minimum and National Living Wage rates. From 1 April 2021, National Minimum Wages and National Living Wage Rates will increase as follows:_______________________________________________National Living Wage Age 23+:Previous Rate: £8.72 Rate from April 2021: £8.91_______________________________________________21–22 Year-Old Rate:Previous Rate: £8.20 Rate from … Read more
On 7 September 2021 Boris Johnson, confirmed that in tax year 2022/23, National Insurance (NI) rates for employees, employers and the self-employed will increase by 1.25%. The initial increase will be collected via National Insurance Contributions (NICs), but in tax year 2023/24 this increase will be changed to be a standalone Health and Social Care … Read more
Reclaiming SSP The deadline for reclaiming or amending SSP claims because of COVID-19 must be submitted on or before 31 December 2021. You can reclaim up to 2 weeks’ SSP if your employee has been off work because they had COVID-19 or were self-isolating. You can only claim for employees who were off work on … Read more
We love nothing more than helping local charities and this month we have committed to supporting a great charity that helps our young people: Listen Threads is a social enterprise run by fashion-loving young people who design, create and share important messages with their mental health inspired clothing ranges. We’re on a mission to change … Read more
Cancer is not going anywhere and we have all been affected in some way by this dreadful disease. There’s around 3 million people living with cancer in the UK today, and over 360,000 more are diagnosed every year. Right now, millions of people with cancer are counting on Macmillan for physical, financial and emotional support. … Read more
“When did you last check your responsibilities for Auto-enrolment?As part of our service we support our clients and ensure that they continue to be compliant with Pension Regulator requirements. If you are struggling to keep up to date with your own company requirements or have concerns that you are not compliant, we’re here to help. … Read more
