Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.
Tax
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Almost a third of employers will be more likely to hire contractors this year after the upcoming changes to IR35 rules to offset any overpayments.
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Changes to how IR35 works could reduce the financial risks of employing off-payroll contractors.
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Wages will not return to 2008 levels for another two years, the Resolution Foundation claims.
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What do HR experts and labour market observers make of this year's Spring Budget?
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed the Treasury will cut the main rate of National Insurance by a further 2 percentage points to 8%.
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Government's surprise cut in employees' national insurance contributions takes effect from Saturday 6 January 2024.
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A new 'advanced' tax band is to be created for higher earners in Scotland, while those on top salaries will see their income tax increase.
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MPs vote through a new bill that allows for national insurance changes in January 2024.
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Jeremy Hunt announced a two percentage point drop in national insurance in the government's Autumn Statement.
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ON-DEMAND | Watch now to learn about the benefits and risks of allowing employees to "work from abroad".
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Reforming tax incentives to encourage employers to invest more in occupational health provision could cost the Exchequer ‘tens of millions’...
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Long-awaited response to a 2021 call for evidence suggests regulating umbrella companies around employment rights.
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HMRC has proposed changes to off-payroll working rules to address the issue of IR35-related tax overpayments.
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Paul Johnson, director of the IFS, said the figure was ‘just a fraction of the number lost from the workforce in the past couple of years’.