Revised EU legislation will introduce substantial changes to social security for EU employers not present in the UK and for those individuals who work temporarily outside their home EU member state […]
Category: Compensation and Benefits
Compensation & Benefits: Online filing of share schemes returns for year ended 5 April 2010 – deadline 6 July 2010
HMRC reminder that the relevant form must be completed and returned to the Employee Shares & Securities Unit before 7 July following the end of the tax year for which it was issued. […]
Compensation & Benefits: Pensions reforms – new disclosure rules for tax avoidance schemes
Following on from the announcements in April of this year regarding the restriction of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions for those earning more than £150,000,…. […]
Compensation & Benefits: Total Reward – What does success look like?
Total Reward has enormous potential to improve business performance through an engaged workforce, and it is being harnessed and utilised by many UK companies […]
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Compensation & Benefits: Publication of proposals from EHRC to reduce gender pay gap
Last year we reported that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) had been asked by the Government to review private sector pay arrangements in an attempt to increase transparency in the area of pay and narrow the pay gap between men and woman. […]
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Compensation & Benefits: Corporate Governance – what now for listed non-financial services companies?
Following the global banking crisis, much has been detailed in the press regarding corporate governance for banks and financial institutions. […]
Compensation & Benefits: Incomplete disclosure of facts may result in both formal and informal tax rulings being withdrawn
In a recent VAT case, the High Court has ruled that taxpayer’s application for judicial review of HMRC’s decision to withdraw its VAT ruling with retrospective effect, because the taxpayer had failed to make a full and accurate disclosure of material facts, should be dismissed. […]
Compensation & Benefits: Enterprise Management Incentives (“EMI”) schemes
HMRC has recently announced two significant developments concerning EMI schemes. In particular, a greater number of companies will now be able to take advantage of tax-favourable EMI schemes. […]
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Compensation & Benefits: HMRC issues new guidance on Share Incentive Plans
On 29 January 2010, HMRC issued new guidance in its Employee Share Schemes User Manual on the operation of SIPs. […]
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Compensation & Benefits: EU Commission now narrows Prospectus Directive exemption for employee share schemes
Soon after announcing a blanket exemption the EU has revised its proposals […]