October has been a significant month of news for employers. First, the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill was published on 10th October, and then the announcements were made in the Budget last week. You can’t have missed it, the rise in Employer’s National Insurance (NIC). From next year, an increase in costs and responsibilities for the employer […]
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The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, made a statement on our economy last week. The Autumn Statement 2023 unveiled the current government’s tax and spending plans. The statement also focused on the growth of the British Economy over the coming years. The UK Economic Outlook The Chancellor expressed a strong desire to prioritise the expansion […]
Earlier today, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Statement 2023. He began by stating that the economy had performed better than expected and that “real” income had increased. As a result, he announced 110 measures in the Autumn Statement that aim to drive growth. We were thankful that he did not go into each and […]
Have you kept up with all the changes in the mini budget? From the time of the initial announcements on 23rd September we were in fact expecting more announcements but not the type that came over the last two weeks. The mini budget 2022 has been revisited properly this week by the new Chancellor Jeremy […]
In an unusual move, yesterday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) openly criticised the UK government’s mini budget . The IMF have concerns that the proposals delivered by Kwasi Kwarteng are likely to make the UK a more unfair society and add to the existing inflationary pressures. The markets have lost faith in the pound during […]
The new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng revealed his first budget on Friday 23rd September. Whilst many of us were expecting some tax breaks nobody had predicted the biggest tax cutting budget since 1972. The tax cuts and other incentives in the budget are directed towards growing the UK economy. The government is targeting a 2.5% growth […]
You may have heard the term “salary sacrifice” on occasions and wondered what it is. Have you ever wondered if you should participate in the scheme either as an employee or an employer? Basically, is salary sacrifice a good idea? What is Salary Sacrifice? Salary sacrifice schemes are not a new thing and have […]
Last week saw the introduction of the new health and social care Levy. Whilst this came as a surprise to many it was not all that unexpected. The UK with its aging population has over many years debated on how to deal with the rising cost of social care. It took the pandemic (and the […]
Here we remind you that you can say thank-you to your team without adding the burden of tax either to yourselves or your staff.