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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.

Proposed delay to IR35 fails to gain support

Date:: 20 May 2020

A proposed delay to the extension of IR35 rules to the private sector has failed to gain support in parliament.

Low Pay Commission: "Improve awareness of how apprentices should be paid"

Date:: 7 May 2020

The Government should improve communications around how apprentices should be paid, after it emerged that as many as one in three in some age groups are underpaid - often because of confusion around which rate they should be on.

Coronavirus: Watchdog warns against DB to DC pension transfers

Date:: 29 April 2020

Savers looking to move from a defined benefit (DB) to a defined contribution (DC) pension during the Covid-19 crisis are to be warned against it in a letter from regulators.

House of Lords: IR35 'riddled with problems'

Date:: 28 April 2020

The IR35 rules are 'riddled with problems, unfairnesses, and unintended consequences', according to a House of Lords committee looking into the impact of off-payroll working reforms.

House of Lords committee reveals IR35 concerns

Date:: 22 April 2020

The House of Lords committee looking at the proposed extension of IR35 regulations to the private sector has written to the Treasury with a list of damning concerns about the proposed reforms.

'Emergency brake' on minimum wage rises may be needed

Date:: 3 April 2020

As the national living wage rate increases by more than 6%, the economic uncertainty posed by the coronavirus means the government could be forced to abandon its pledge to ensure the lowest-paid workers earn 60% of UK median earnings by 2024.

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to be running by end of April

Date:: 30 March 2020

The Government has revealed further detail about its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, also known as the Furlough Scheme, and it is expected to be up and running by 30 April 2020.

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