Last week, The Learn Centre commenced its series of seminars on Real Time Information and Pensions Reform / Auto-Enrolment. This week, we advise that the...
P35 Reminder (3)
May 14, 2012
We have recently produced articles regarding the looming P35 deadline, which is 19 May 2012 for tax year 2011/12. This can be summarised: P 35 Reminder This...
P35 Question Number 2
May 14, 2012
This is particularly relevant as we are in the final week of P35 processing: What is a “free of tax” payment in the context of P35...
Surrogacy – Private Member’s Bill
May 14, 2012
On 17 April 2012, under the Ten Minute Rule Bill, John Healey, MP for Wentworth and Dearne, introduced the Surrogate Parents (Leave, Pay and Allowance...
Surrogacy Ruling Sought from ECJ
May 14, 2012
The case law C-D v S-T ET/2505033/11 may, in time, rewrite maternity legislation in the UK. A woman in long-term employment had a child through the...
Carers and Employment Bill
May 14, 2012
Another Bill that failed to make its passage through the last session of Parliament was the Carers and Employment Bill, which was attempting to amend...
The Queen’s Speech
May 14, 2012
The State Opening of Parliament was last held in the autumn of 2010. The Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011 gives the UK five 12-month parliamentary...
RTI Pilot Accepts More Volunteers
May 14, 2012
As we reported, the RTI pilot went live on 11 April 2012. Since this time, 10 volunteer employers have joined the pilot. Last week, HMRC...
Questions from our Payroll Forum
May 14, 2012
The following is a selection of questions that have been posted to our Forum over the past week. Can you contribute to any of the...
This week: Scotland Act 2012, Adoption Bill, ‘How long do we have to keep payroll records?’, HMRC Communication of P35s and Share-Based Payments
May 3, 2012
The new Scotland Act will give us something to get our teeth into, as if we hadn’t got enough to chew over anyway. Amongst other...
Scotland Act 2012
May 3, 2012
The Scotland Bill received Royal Assent on 01 May 2012 and can now be referred to as the Scotland Act 2012. This transfers from Westminster...
Adoption Bill
May 3, 2012
At the start of the year, we reported on Valerie Vaz’s proposed the Adoption (Leave, Pay and Allowance Arrangements) Bill that was added to the...
How Many Years do we have to keep our Payroll Records for?
May 3, 2012
When requested by HMRC, Regulation 97 of the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 requires employers to ‘produce’ their ‘PAYE records’, other than...
P35 Reminder (2)
May 3, 2012
HMRC has issued another reminder to employers that the P35 and P14 deadline is 19 May 2012 for the tax year that finished 05 April...
Q&A on Payment of Share-Based Earnings
May 3, 2012
HMRC have published their Q&A document on what the employer needs to do in respect of share-based payments made after 06 April 2012 and after...
Latest HR News
April 30, 2012
The major recent change in employment law is that any new employees you take on must acquire two years of service before they can claim...
Handling Grievances
April 30, 2012
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. Indeed major conflicts can grow quickly from small grievances, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the workplace....
Take Notice
April 30, 2012
A question that is put to us from time to time in a rather embarrassed way is “How much notice do we have to give...
HR Problems Page
April 30, 2012
Health & safety responsibilities I am the Manager of our Admin Office but have just been made in addition Safety Officer for the whole commercial organisation....
Monthly Brain Teaser and April’s Answer
April 30, 2012
The problem you were left with last month was this: You have carefully packed for export fifteen pairs of black gloves and fifteen pairs of brown...
Budget 2012 (2) – Charity Tax Relief, May Day Call for Tax Returns, Salary Sacrifice, Pool Cars, Swiss Mutual Agreement and Case Law Corner
April 23, 2012
Thankfully, it is nice and quiet on the payroll front as far as news and updates are concerned. As regards processing, this is one of...
Budget 2012 (2) – Charity Tax Relief
April 23, 2012
Aside from the ‘Granny Tax’, perhaps the most controversial issue to come from Mr Osborne’s Budget 2012 was the proposal to cap unlimited tax reliefs...
‘May Day Call for Tax Returns’ by HMRC
April 23, 2012
HMRC have issued a press statement aimed at anyone who was due to complete a SA Tax Return by 31 January 2012 but has not. ...
HMRC and Pensions Salary Sacrifice Schemes
April 23, 2012
There are many pension schemes that offer pension solutions to its employees via the use of salary sacrifice. This is where the employee and employer...
