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Christmas temps: How different are their employment rights compared to permanent employees?
With Christmas now on the horizon, those in the retail and hospitality industries are building up to for their busiest time of year. With that comes the necessity f…
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The importance of a good expenses policy
With in-person events and face-to-face meetings making a comeback post-pandemic, employee expense claims are on the rise. It is therefore more important than ever t…
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Changes to taxation of mileage payments create potential for employers to reclaim overpaid NICs
In 2023 the Upper Tax Tribunal gave judgement in the case of Laing O’Rourke Services Ltd v HMRC in which the Tribunal introduced a change in the way that National I…
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Family friendly legislation on the way in 2024
We have recently seen a number of significant legislative developments regarding improving the rights of those with caring responsibilities, both for parents specif…
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Holiday pay and accrual in 2024
The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023, which change the way holiday pay is calculated and accrued, came into for…
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Taxation on discounts provided to employees
Many employers offer discounts on their goods or services to staff members as part of their employment benefit package. However, offering this benefit can have adve…
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Time limits apply to claims for backdated holiday pay
In this article, we consider a recent case that looks at to what extent someone who had been engaged on a self-employed basis is able to claim back pay if they are …
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Written statement of employment particulars
From 6 April 2020, important changes were made to the requirement to provide a written statement of particulars of employment.
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Excepted Group Life Policy schemes
This article provides an overview of Excepted Group Life Policy schemes, why they are used, when the tax fees are exempt, as well as the proposed tax changes moving…