Uber drivers “not self-employed”, Supreme Court rules

February 19, 2021

Ride-hailing giant Uber must pay its workforce at least the legal minimum wage and holiday pay after a Supreme Court ruled that its drivers are “not self-employed”.Continue reading→

CJRS: Deadline for November claims fast approaching

December 11, 2020

Claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for November must be submitted no later than 14 December 2020, it has been cautioned.Continue reading→

COVID-19: Time is running out to make November furlough claims

December 2, 2020

Businesses have just days left to make a claim for staff furloughed in November, with the deadline ending on 14‌‌‌ ‌‌December 2020.Continue reading→

HMRC receives almost 55,000 tax relief claims for working from home

October 14, 2020

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has received 54,800 tax relief claims from individuals for working from home using a new online portal.Continue reading→

Automatic enrolment easements to be lifted from January, regulator reveals

September 28, 2020

Pension flexibilities afforded to employers throughout the coronavirus pandemic will be removed from 01 January 2021, it has been revealed.Continue reading→

Government launches £2 billion Kickstart employment scheme to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs

September 7, 2020

The Government has launched the landmark £2 billion Kickstart employment scheme, which is set to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs for young people.Continue reading→

HMRC confirms unused Employment Allowance can be used to reduce other tax costs

August 21, 2020

Employers who delay their Employment Allowance claim and have unused Employment Allowance available at the end of the tax year “can use this to reduce other tax costs”, it has been confirmed.Continue reading→

Two in five businesses expect to make redundancies this year

August 12, 2020

According to the latest research, two in five businesses expect to make redundancies this year.Continue reading→

COVID-19 – Almost one in three businesses ‘expect redundancies’ according to the latest research

July 22, 2020

Almost one in three businesses (29 per cent) expect to make redundancies in the next three months, according to the latest research from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Totaljobs.Continue reading→

IR35: Off-payroll working rules to go ahead in April 2021

July 3, 2020

Major changes to the off-payroll working rules will go ahead in April 2021, it has been confirmed.Continue reading→