Employers required to justify both the “adoption” and “application” of service-related pay criteria as Court of Appeal establishes a low hurdle for employees […]
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Tax and national insurance rates may be rising and HMRC may be cracking down on avoidance schemes but there are legitimate ways to achieve tax efficiencies. […]
On 11 November 2009, HMRC published its new Charter called ‘Your Charter’, setting out the rights of obligations of individuals when dealing with HMRC. […]
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has been granted new enhanced powers […]
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From 1 December 2009, HMRC approved rates payable to an employee for use of a company car for business purposes have changed with immediate effect. […]
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“Pragmatic approach” welcomed as “major step forward” […]
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Small increases to the national minimum wage will take effect from 1 October 2009. The Government has adopted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations that: the adults rate, for workers aged 22 or over, should rise from £5.73 to £5.80 per hour; the development rate, for workers aged between 18 and 21, should rise from £4.77 […]
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Some loans made to employees require employers to be licensed under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 to avoid potential criminal liability and to be able to enforce the loan. The OFT now requires such employers to register with it for AML purposes. The Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) has announced that persons offering consumer credit […]
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Small increases to the national minimum wage took effect from 1 October 2009 […]
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