Employer-Supported Childcare gets a reprieve

National Living Wage Rise The national living wage has increased from April 2018, therefore employers need to make sure that they are up to date with the current rates. The rate applicable will depend on the worker’s age and if they are an apprentice. If HMRC find the employer has not paid they will send them a notice for the arrears plus a fine for not paying the minimum wage. Personal Allowance on the up We all have a ‘personal…

To ensure that the laws overseeing our personal data are fit for purpose, new rules have been created. The agreed General Date Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will replace the current Data Protection Act will come into force on May 25, 2018. The new law will result in changes to the way businesses and public-sector organisations handle sensitive information from their customers. There are two-types of Personal Data: Personal Data can be anything that allows a living person to be directly…

The department for Business. Energy & Industrial Strategy and HMRC have launch a campaign urging underpaid workers to complain as figures show that the numbers of workers getting the money they’re owed has doubled. HMRC identified £15.6 million in pay owed to more than a record 200,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers from 2017 to 2018. This has increased from £10.9million for more than 98,000 workers last year. An online complaints service started in January 2017 which has contributed…

There are scams targeting individuals via email and SMS Messages. HMRC have issued a warning to try and prevent this. Genuine tax refunds for 2017/18 are currently being processes however fraudsters have already starting sending scam message claiming that taxpayers are entitled to a rebate. If you were to go deeper into the scam message it will request that you provide your personal account details to make the claim. HMRC has stressed the importance that any tax refunds will only…