Tax
Employment law changes: October 2016 and beyond
The autumn months promise to be a busy period for HR practitioners as they get to grips with a host...
Changes to tax on termination pay in April 2018
The Government has cut back proposed changes to taxing termination payments, issuing new draft legislation that is expected to come...
Changes to IR35 disguised employment rules put HR in the firing line
The Government plans to get tough on contractors who fail to pay their taxes under IR35 disguised employment rules. Employment...
How can HR protect the safety of globally mobile employees?
Employees are posted to ever more countries, yet threats like natural disasters, terrorism and medical endemics loom large. What can...
Criminal liability for allowing employees to facilitate tax evasion
Legislation will be introduced to hold firms criminally liable if they fail to stop employees who facilitate tax cheating, the...
Six interesting facts about employment law in Ireland
Employers in the Republic of Ireland have to pay a contribution of employees’ earnings to a national training fund and...
How could changes to tax-free termination payments affect employers?
As part of the Summer Budget, the Chancellor announced plans to change the tax treatment of termination payments and the...
How employers are coping with Agency Workers Regulations
Regulations affecting agency worker rights were introduced in October 2011. Anne Pritam finds out how employers are coping with the...
Victory for IT firm as court denies rights to IR35 victim
IT giant Hewlett-Packard has won an important victory for employers
concerned about contractors’ employment status following IR35.
The Employment Appeal...
IR35 upheld but Revenue guidelines under attack
When is a personal services company a contractor and when an employee? It
seems to depend on each project
IR35...
IR35 legislation does not breach human rights
Controversial IR35 legislation looks set to remain in place, according to a
recent High Court decision.
Dismissing an application for...
Benefits minefield over IR35
Contractors hit by changes to the tax rules under IR35 could be entitled to
employee benefits and protection, a legal...
