by Henry Walker | Sep 1, 2021 | Business, Salary
You may be able to benefit from funding under the Kickstart Scheme if you are looking to create new jobs for young people. Information on the scheme can be found in the Kickstart Scheme Employer Prospectus. Nature of the schemeThe scheme aims to create jobs for young...
by Henry Walker | Sep 1, 2021 | Business
The plastic packaging tax is a new tax which is being introduced from 1 April 2022. The tax aims to provide a financial incentive to use recycled plastic in plastic packaging, which in turn will boost recycling and divert plastic away from landfill. You may have to...
by Henry Walker | Sep 1, 2021 | Business, Salary
The Government have recently named and shamed well-known employers who have fallen foul of the National Minimum Wage legislation. They have also published a list of ‘outrageous excuses’ cited by employers who have failed to pay the minimum wage. Legal requirement to...
by Henry Walker | Sep 1, 2021 | Business, Covid-19, Finance, Salary
The recent ‘pingdemic’ has resulted in large numbers of employees self-isolating. Where an employee meets the qualifying conditions, you must pay them SSP while they are self-isolating. As qualifying periods of self-isolation count as a Coronavirus-absence, if you are...
by Henry Walker | Sep 1, 2021 | Business, HMRC, Tax
HMRC have been consulting on the reform of the basis period rules in preparation for the introduction of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA), which comes into effect from April 2023. A consultation paper was published in July 2021, which sets...