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Autumn Statement 2011
National Minimum Wage 2012 (and 2013)
In March, we advised that the Government had accepted proposals from the Low Pay Commission for the National Minimum Wage rates that will apply from the first ‘pay reference period’ that starts on or after Monday 01 October 2012. The main rates will be as follows: NMW hourly rates October 2011 October 2012 Workers above [...]
Nick Clegg in ‘Further and Faster’ Call on Tax Thresholds
The Coalition Government announced in the June 2010 Budget that its long-term policy objective was to raise the personal allowance to £10,000 for individuals under the age of 65. The intention was for this to be completed by the end of their five-year term of government. However, HM Treasury confirmed in the Autumn Statement 2011 [...]
Autumn Statement Review, Advisory Fuel Rates Auto-Enrolment Delay and CMEC and HMRC
How quickly one week passes. After the excitement (!) of the Autumn Statement last week, we present the information again this week in the normal Newsletter, just in case you missed our ‘special’ last Wednesday. As we mentioned after the Statement, there really wasn’t anything too concerning for payroll departments, however, there is still plenty [...]
Autumn Statement 2011 (3) – Independent Review of Sickness
As part of the announcement of the Government’s Welfare Bill in February 2011, the Prime Minister announced a review into sickness absence. This was to be jointly chaired by David Frost CBE, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce and Dame Carol Black, National Director for Health and Work. This was all part of [...]
Autumn Statement 2011 (2) – Employment Law
We are repeating this section which are all employment-law related, though, at the same time, payroll-related. The Autumn Statement confirmed: Qualifying period for unfair dismissal to increase from one to two years from April 2012 All potential claims to the Employment Appeals Tribunal will have to be lodged through ACAS first A Rapid Resolution scheme [...]
Autumn Statement 2011 (1) – Pensions, Tax & NICs
State Pension Age The Pensions Act 2011 gave the green light to accelerate the State Pension Age increases to 65 for women from 2018 and 66 for men and women by September / October 2020. Now, we are told that it will be accelerated further to 67 between April 2026 and April 2028. This increase [...]
Autumn Statement – 2011
The Autumn Statement on 29 November 2011 focused on the economy and the reducing growth forecasts as a result of European and Global influences. For payroll professionals, there were few surprises in the Statement. Whilst there is another change on the way in respect of the State Pension Age, even this cannot be said to [...]
Autumn Statement and Advisory Fuel Rates
Interesting fact time – it was the Industry Act 1975 that compelled Government to keep an economic model at the Treasury, detailing such things as economic policy and economic events, both in and outside the United Kingdom, which may impact us. This model allows Government to make forecasts on issues like growth, employment and inflation. [...]
RPI or CPI – are we worried?
Last week, the Office for National Statistics announced the inflation figures for September 2011. Whilst these are always a guaranteed news item, do we really give the figures the attention that they deserve? For example, the headlines read that the Retail Prices Index (RPI) moved to a 20-year high of 5.6%. However, in the acronym-filled payroll [...]
