Important changes are being made to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The scheme will close to anyone who hasn’t been furloughed for 3 weeks by 30th June, so you will only be able to claim for employees after that if they have been furloughed for a 3 week period at any time before the […] Read more »
Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
The coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme is now live on GOV.UK. If you have less than 250 employees, you can now claim for coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). To make a claim now, click here. You are eligible to use the scheme if you meet the following criteria: * you are claiming for an […] Read more »
Making Errors on Coronavirus job Retention Scheme Claims
HMRC has confirmed that, at present, it is still working on a process to enable claimants to amend their claims through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), should they make any errors. The advice in the interim is not to make any changes to subsequent claims to account for any previous mistakes as this action […] Read more »
Claiming for furlough payments – what you will need
The furlough payment recovery mechanism is to be launched sometime during the week commencing 20th April. Employers must have a UK bank account and have enrolled for PAYE online. This process can take up to 10 days under normal working conditions. Employers should discuss with their staff and make any changes to the employment contract […] Read more »
Employment Law Changes from April 2020
There are quite a few employment law changes from April 2020 that will affect your payroll. New pay rates from 6th April 2020: The National Living wage for over 25 year olds increases to £8.72 per hour from £8.21. The National Minimum Wage for 21 to 24 year olds increases to £8.20 per hour from […] Read more »
New Payroll Rates from April 2018
The 2018-19 tax year means you need to know all the new payroll rates from April 2018. * The personal allowance increases from £11,500 to £11,850 per year, making the standard tax code 1185L * The 20 per cent basic rate tax band increases from £33,500 to £34,500 per year * The lower earnings limit […] Read more »
National Minimum Wage
The largest ever legal claim against the care sector has been launched in what could turn out to be one of the worst breaches of pay rules ever seen. Seventeen care workers claim to have been paid less than half the minimum wage, the company says that is not correct and that it pays its […] Read more »
No Employers NICs for apprentices under 25
From 6th April 2016, the government have zero-rated the employer National Insurance for apprentices aged under 25. This is to encourage employers to employ more apprentices. The employer must ensure the apprentice is in a statutory apprenticeship scheme. Via the Gov.uk website, there are a number of links the employer can use to check. Assuming […] Read more »
Have you thought about the National Living Wage?
There will be a new National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and above, set at £7.20 per hour from April 2016, with the intention that it will reach £9 per hour by 2020. The new National Living Wage will apply for pay reference periods starting on or after 1st April 2016. The pay reference […] Read more »
New E-Payslip website
The e-payslips site has been revamped with a new look and feel. The new URL is my.ePayslips.com When logging into the new site you can continue to use your current login ID and PIN. LOGO As part of the new look it is possible to add a logo to every page and change the colour […] Read more »