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Childcare voucher scheme extended for a further six months
The current Childcare Voucher scheme which enables working parents to fund childcare through their pre-taxed salary with weekly vouchers worth up to £55 was due to close to new entrants in April this year An alternative government-backed tax-free childcare...
On call and working time – further case law developments
In a further development in relation to time spent ‘on call’, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed that such time is to be counted as ‘working time’ – even if the worker is not actively engaged in work at the time. This case...
Employment Tribunal Claims Increase by 90%
The Ministry of Justice quarterly figures show that the number of claims issued in the Employment Tribunal have increased by 90% since the fee regime was abolished in July 2017 8,173 single claims were issued in the Tribunal between October and December...
Statutory Payment Increases
From the 1st April 2018 the minimum wage and national living wage will increase as follows Age 25+ – £7.83 (previously £7.50) Age 21-24 – £7.38 (previously £7.05) Age 18-20 – £5.90 (previously £5.60) Under 18 – £4.20 (previously £4.05) Apprenticeship rate...
Tax-Free Childcare
From April 2018, childcare voucher schemes will be closed for new applicants. Employees who are already in a scheme will be eligible to keep receiving vouchers, but they will not be able to re-join the scheme if they leave, nor will they be able to join a...
Increase of automatic enrolment contributions
Applies to all employers with staff in a pension scheme for automatic enrolment The minimum contributions that you and your staff pay into your automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme are increasing from April 2018. Minimum contributions are...
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