With most restrictions ending in England, the furlough scheme continues to phase out from 1 August 2021. From this date, employers will be required to contribute more towards their employee’s wages for hours not worked. How much will employers contribute from 1 August? From 1 August to 30 September 2021, employers will be required to
Last year, the government introduced the official Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to offer support for those businesses who have been forced to close during the pandemic. The scheme allows for employers to claim for 80% of employee’s wages for hours not worked. From July 2021, employers will be required to contribute towards their employees
IR35 rules are changing on 6th April 2021 Non-compliance could result in breaching the Corporate Criminal Offence legislation IR35 rules (off-payroll working) will be changing from 6th April 2021. The new rules will see a shift in responsibility when determining the employment status of contractors. Under the new rules, it will now be the employer’s
HMRC has recently published a list of employers who have made a claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The list represents those employers who have claimed for periods in December 2020. As of February 2021, HMRC will publish a list of employers claiming under the scheme along with an indication of the value being
HMRC has published a list of 139 employers who failed to pay their employee’s minimum wage. During 2016 to 2018, HMRC discovered 139 companies had failed to pay a total of £6.7 million to over 95,000 employees. The most common reason for minimum wage breaches was employers expecting low paid staff to cover work costs,
