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HMRC revamps CEST tool ahead of private sector IR35 rules

Date:: 26 November 2019

HM Revenue and Customs has updated its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool ahead of the introduction of private sector IR35 rules next year. But concerns about its accuracy remain.

Living wage increases to benefit 210,000 workers

Date:: 11 November 2019

The Living Wage Foundation has announced its new rates with the headline figure for outside London rising to £9.30, an increase of 3.33% (30p).

Two-thirds don't want to talk about money issues at work

Date:: 6 November 2019

Two-thirds of employees do not feel comfortable talking about their finances at work, despite a fifth struggling to make ends meet.

General election halts minimum wage announcement

Date:: 30 October 2019

The timing of the general election may present real problems for employers with a 1 January pay review date.

HMRC to reform CEST tool ahead of IR35 changes

Date:: 23 October 2019

HM Revenue and Customs has announced it will make changes to its Check Employment Status for Tax tool, which has been criticised by businesses and contractors alike for inaccuracy.

Most female professionals never negotiate pay

Date:: 20 September 2019

More than half of all female professionals (57%) have never attempted to negotiate a pay rise, and if they do it will result in them getting less than their male colleagues.

Consultation into NHS pensions flexibility launched

Date:: 12 September 2019

A new consultation into NHS pension changes designed to enable senior clinicians to work additional shifts without facing prohibitive tax bills has been launched.

Government admits defeat in police pensions legal battle

Date:: 6 August 2019

The government has conceded defeat over its attempt to alter police pensions in 2015, acknowledging that moving police officers to new police pension schemes, based on their age, is discriminatory.

IR35: HMRC publishes private sector tax rules

Date:: 11 July 2019

Organisations have just nine months to prepare for changes to off-payroll working rules, which are being extended to the private and third sectors, with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) publishing draft legislation today.

Boris Johnson pledges to 'fix' pension tax allowance rules

Date:: 10 July 2019

Tory leadership front runner Boris Johnson has vowed to "fix" the pension rules that have led to NHS consultants finding they are better off if they work fewer hours.

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