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IR35: Review into off-payroll working changes launched

Date:: 8 January 2020

The Government has launched a review into changes to IR35 off-payroll working rules just three months before their planned introduction into the private sector.

Tougher deterrents needed to end minimum wage underpayment

Date:: 8 January 2020

Sanctions for failing to pay staff the national minimum wage are not tough enough and there needs to be a greater risk of detection to incentivise organisations to remain complaint, a report has argued.

Executive pay ratio reporting an 'opportunity' to win employees' trust

Date:: 6 January 2020

Employers have been warned not to treat a new measure to encourage fair pay practices as a "tick-box" exercise and should consider it a chance to help improve employees' trust in businesses.

Employers cautious over steep minimum wage rises

Date:: 2 January 2020

From the start of April low-paid workers will benefit from a rise in the minimum wage that is four times the rate of inflation, in what the Prime Minister has called the "the biggest ever cash boost" to the legal pay floor.

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.

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