No Images? Click here ____________________________________________________________________________ POLITICAL & MEDIA UPDATES____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Parliament News____________________________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________________________ Media News____________________________________________________________________________ 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). ____________________________________________________________________________ PRISM News____________________________________________________________________________ ProvidersPRISM 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 PRISM will be expanding the Resource Centre to help you understand compliance in the Provider market. Please register to be kept up to date on when the documents become available. 0203 198 0094 | info@prism.contractors | www.prism.contractors | Twitter PRISM Association Limited, 8 The Manor, Shinfield, Berks, RG2 9DP Disclaimer: Any documents, articles, content or comments are attributable to the stated authors. To the fullest extent permissible by law, PRISM exclude all liability for any claim, loss, demands or damages of any kind whatsoever (whether such claim, loss, demands or damages were foreseeable, known or otherwise) arising out of or in connection with the information, content and/or advice provided by any external contributor |