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    ‘UK unemployment figures are missing at least 300,000 people’

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jan 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jan 2021

    Official unemployment figures are missing hundreds of thousands of people, according to a study backed by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. 

    • Brexit
    • Coronavirus
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    Furlough should be extended ‘before Budget’

    by Rob Moss 19 Jan 2021
    by Rob Moss 19 Jan 2021

    Rishi Sunak needs to act now, ahead of his Budget, to help protect UK companies through the Spring to ensure...

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    Half of firms yet to prepare for IR35 changes

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2021

    More than half of organisations that use contractors are yet to prepare for changes to the off-payroll working rules that...

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    Tax employees who opt to work from home? It’s a ‘no’ from us

    by Kelly Thomson and Robert Waterson 21 Dec 2020
    by Kelly Thomson and Robert Waterson 21 Dec 2020

    The recent suggestion that staff who choose to work from home should pay more tax has received a mixed reaction....

    • IR35
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    How to get ready for IR35 ahead of April 2021

    by Dave Chaplin 18 Nov 2020
    by Dave Chaplin 18 Nov 2020

    Changes to off-payroll regulations were postponed in April as employers dealt with the early challenges of the pandemic. Organisations need...

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    Economist proposes tax on home working

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2020

    Employers should pay an additional tax of 5% of a worker’s salary if they choose to let staff work from...

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    Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021

    by Brightmine 11 Nov 2020
    by Brightmine 11 Nov 2020

    2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it’s now time to plan for...

    • IR35
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    • Self-isolation

    Top 10 HR questions October 2020: Job Support Scheme, Brexit checks and self-isolation

    by Brightmine 4 Nov 2020
    by Brightmine 4 Nov 2020

    Prior to the government’s Halloween announcement that the furlough scheme would be extended, employers were preparing for its replacement, the...

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    ‘Hastily’ drawn up furlough scheme left ‘unacceptable’ room for fraud

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Oct 2020

    The speed at which the furlough scheme and other economic support packages were drawn up has left them open to...

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    Preparing for stricter Covid-19 lockdowns: A guide for employers

    by Personnel Today 14 Oct 2020
    by Personnel Today 14 Oct 2020

    As England’s three-tier restrictions come into force and the government faces increasing pressure to ‘circuit break’ the rising number of...

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    Umbrella companies: Lawyers pursue unlawful deductions

    by Jo Faragher 9 Oct 2020
    by Jo Faragher 9 Oct 2020

    Lawyers are pursuing group legal action against umbrella companies that have unlawfully deducted national insurance and other contributions from contractors’...

    • Coronavirus
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    • Executive pay

    ‘Maximum wage’ would fund pay rise for low earners

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Oct 2020

    More than half of the public (54%) would support the introduction of a ‘maximum wage’ in order to tackle excessive...

    • IR35
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    • Freelance workers

    We cannot delay IR35 reforms any further, government says

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jul 2020

    There should be no further delay in addressing the long-standing ‘unfairness’ of contractors paying less tax than employees in situations...

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    Government scraps plan to class coronavirus tests as taxable benefit in kind

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Jul 2020

    Controversial plans to get workers to pay income tax on coronavirus testing kits purchased by their employer have been scrapped...

    • IR35
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    IR35 changes will go ahead in April 2021

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Jul 2020

    The changes to off-payroll working rules in the private sector, known as IR35, will go ahead in April 2021 after...

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