Check employment status for tax
The Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool can be used to help ascertain if a worker should be classified as employed or self-employed for tax purposes in both the private and
Paying staff on jury service
If you have staff that have been called up to serve on a jury, then you must allow them the necessary time off. You can ask them to request to delay their jury service if their
SMP, SAP, SPP, ShPP, SPBP and SSP to rise from April 2022
According to proposals set out in a government policy paper, the revised rates for statutory maternity pay (SMP), statutory adoption pay (SAP), statutory paternity pay (SPP),
Mandatory vaccination for frontline health and social care worker
The government has published its response to its consultation on making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment for frontline workers in health and social care settings in
Improvements to the apprenticeship system
As part of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, the government has confirmed that it will continue to meet 95% of the apprenticeship training costs for employers who do not
Government confirms plans for all tips to go to workers
The government has published its response to its 2016 consultation on tipping, gratuities, cover and service charges and has confirmed its intention to bring forward legislative
Gender pay gap reporting to commence from 5 October
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) confirmed in February 2021 that enforcement action against employers for failing to report their gender pay gap data for the last
COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for care homes staff
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 have now been approved by both House of Parliament and will come into force on
Reforming statutory sick pay
Following its summer 2019 consultation entitled “Health is everyone’s business: proposals for reducing ill health-related job loss”, the government has now published
Continuous employment defined
When a new employee is added to the payroll it is the employers’ responsibility to ensure they meet the employees’ rights. One of the issues that must be considered is the