Many of us will have already begun our preparations for the festive period, whether decorating our homes or making a start on the Christmas dinner trimmings. Something that isn't…
There has been much news floating around the payroll world lately about holiday pay. From high profile Tribunal cases to a change in legislation behind the calculation of holiday…
Holiday pay is unique to each company because each firm has their own rules on how many holiday days’ employees get, whether it has to be accrued before being taken and how many…
There are various tax implications to consider on gifts and parties that you may be providing to your employees at this time of year. The most common situations that arise are as…
In a disturbing development for employers last year the House of Lords ruled in HMRC v Stringer that employees could claim accrued but untaken annual leave going back a number of…
Our August poll was on the subject of keeping in touch with the office when you are away on holiday. It seems that we just can't switch off completely with almost a third of the…
Announced in the budget there is to be a three-year Employers NI holiday scheme. The scheme itself starts on the 6th September and applies to new businesses starting after 22…
From 1st April 2009 the minimum amount of annual leave which an employer must provide to a full time worker increased from 24 days per annum to 28 days per annum. Statutory bank…
As many full time students are taken on at this time of the year this is a reminder they may not have to pay income tax on their earnings, if these are below their Personal…
At this time of year many companies will often (prior to the recession at least) hand out gifts to people they do business with, possibly as a thank you or mark of appreciation.…