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
Just as we were expecting that the Job Support Scheme would start on 1st November, replacing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (usually known as the furlough scheme), it has now been announced that The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been … 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
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
From 1st July 2020 businesses will have the flexibility to bring furloughed employees back to work part-time, with the government still paying 80% of wages for any of their normal hours they do not work up until the end of … Continue reading
The National Minimum Wage is statutory and legally binding. Companies must comply. However, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) published a report on 7th May 2020 which highlighted the fact that there is still a lot of non-compliance about. It also … Continue reading
HMRC has introduced new rules for the payment of Statutory Sick Pay as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. In this article we look at the old rules and the new rules, and reassure all clients that we are fully … Continue reading