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  • IR35 changes take effect in private sector

    Date:
    6 April 2021

    Changes to the off-payroll working rules - known as IR35 - take effect in the private sector on 6 April.

  • National insurance relief for hiring veterans starts today

    Date:
    6 April 2021

    Employers hiring military veterans can, from today, apply for relief on national insurance contributions (NICs) for the first 12 months of employment.

  • Four in 10 firms unprepared for IR35

    Date:
    18 March 2021

    Nearly four in 10 (38%) mid-sized organisations are not prepared for the introduction of IR35 off-payroll working changes, with just under three weeks to go until they take effect.

  • National living wage: The workers getting a 9% pay rise on 1 April

    Date:
    9 March 2021

    From 1 April 2021 thousands of low-paid workers will receive a pay rise of almost 9%, as the eligibility for the national living wage is widened to include 23 and 24-year-olds.

  • Government waives IR35 penalties for one year

    Date:
    16 February 2021

    The Government has published new guidance about how it will support organisations seeking to comply with upcoming off-payroll (IR35) changes.

  • Pension Schemes Act hailed as 'landmark'

    Date:
    12 February 2021

    A new pensions bill received royal assent yesterday (11 February 2021) that aims to strengthen protections for pension savers by extending the powers of the Pensions Regulator, introducing the power to issue civil penalties of up to £1m, and three new criminal offences. Some in the sector, however, have queried possible unintended consequences.

  • National living wage April 2021: 23-year-olds to receive increase

    Date:
    25 November 2020

    The age from which workers become eligible for the national living wage will reduce to 23, the government has confirmed as it announced April 2021 increases to statutory minimum wage rates.

  • Almost 900,000 public sector staff see above-inflation pay rise

    Date:
    21 July 2020

    Nearly 900,000 public sector workers including teachers, doctors, police and prison officers will see their pay increase by up to 3.1%.

  • We cannot delay IR35 reforms any further, government says

    Date:
    17 July 2020

    There should be no further delay in addressing the long-standing 'unfairness' of contractors paying less tax than employees in situations where their work should be classified as an employment relationship, the government has said.

  • IR35 changes will go ahead in April 2021

    Date:
    2 July 2020

    The changes to off-payroll working rules in the private sector, known as IR35, will go ahead in April 2021 after MPs voted against an amendment to delay them for at least two years.

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