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POLITICAL & MEDIA UPDATES
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Parliament News
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National Minimum Wage - Sleep in
The House of Commons Library published a briefing summarising recent developments in relation to payment of the National Minimum Wage for sleep-in care duties
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Media News
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APSCo and Professional Passport Work to Bring Transparency and Best Practice to the Umbrella Market (ResponseSource)
Following Matthew Taylor’s review into Modern Employment and the specific recommendation within the report ‘Good Work’ to bring more transparency to the UK labour market, APSCo and Professional Passport are launching a series of documents for APSCo members to further this objective.
Is it Time To Combine Income Tax and Employees’ National Insurance (ICAEW)
In a paper published this week, Tapering over the tax, the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice has suggested a significant reform to the structure of income tax in the UK.
Companies Named and Shamed for Underpaying NMW (economia)
The government revealed that as well as recovering back pay for 9,200 workers, it had also fined the 179 employers a total of £1.3m for breaking the National Minimum Wage rates legislation.
Contractors Reject Relying Solely on CEST for IR35 Determinations (Crystal Umbrella)
A new poll has found that the overwhelming majority of contracting professionals would be deterred from working for private sector enterprises or recruitment consultancies that relied wholly on HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool for determining their IR35 status.
HMRC Wins Fight to Close £55m Directors’ Bonuses Tax Loophole (BT)
A directors’ bonuses tax loophole that deprived the public purse of £55 million has been successfully closed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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PRISM News
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Providers
PRISM has developed a range of templates, guides and best practice documents for Providers to help raise standards of compliance and consistency of approach. Please register for more information about Membership.
Recruiters
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