National living wage slowing pay growth
The cost of the national living wage is impacting wage growth with employers expecting average salary growth of 1.7% in 2016.
Read more »Regulations on holiday pay arrears come into effect
Regulations to prevent backdated claims for holiday pay going back more than 2 years have taken effect from 1 July 2015.
Read more »HMRC relaxes PAYE late filing penalties
HMRC will begin relaxing automatic late filing penalties for people who send PAYE information late, officials have indicated.
Read more »Company sick pay not available to third of workers
More than a third of UK workers are not entitled to company sick pay, according to a survey by LV=.
Read more »Government plans unveiled in Queen's Speech
The government has revealed its legislative goals for the next Parliament in the Queen's Speech. Here's a summary of the key bills affecting businesses.
Read more »SMEs want more simplicity and stability
More than a quarter of SMEs say that simplifying the PAYE system should be the new government's number one immediate priority, according to a survey by Bibby Financial Services.
Read more »National minimum wage to rise to £6.70
The national minimum wage for adults will increase by 20p to £6.70 on 1 October 2015, the government has announced.
Read more »Small firms concerned about cloud computing
Almost 4 in 10 small businesses are concerned about the security of using cloud accounting services, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses.
Read more »Raise minimum wage, says LPC
The national minimum wage should be increased by 3% in October 2015, according to the Low Pay Commission.
Read more »Small employers not prepared for auto-enrolment
The majority of small and micro-employers have not set up a workplace pension scheme ahead of their auto-enrolment staging dates, according to research by the National Employment Savings Trust.
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