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Category: Legislation
One year ago today, the government launched the points-based immigration system and opened the Skilled Worker Visa, marking the UK’s biggest shift in immigration policy in recent history.
The Department for Work and Pensions has implemented a reduction to the Universal Credit taper rate to increase claimants’ work allowances, effectively giving the lowest paid workers on Universal Credit a tax cut worth £2.2 billion.
Hundreds of thousands of people will benefit from the new rules outlined by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) yesterday (Tuesday 9 November 2021), which will introduce a threshold at which pensions providers will no longer be able to charge a flat fee to savers.
Health and social care providers in England will be required to ensure workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are exempt, under plans announced by the Health and Social Care Secretary.
New laws and a Code of Practice are being introduced to resolve the remaining commercial rent debts accrued because of the pandemic, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced today.
• Health and Social Care Levy, along with an increase to the rates of dividend tax, will raise around £13 billion per year for spending on health and social care across the UK • 50% business rates discount for businesses in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors in England • From 1st April 2022 the National Living Wage will increase by 6.6% to £9.50 an hour. • The first Freeport tax sites will be in Humber, Teesside and Thames, and those Freeports will be able to begin initial operations from November. • Increasing public investment in UK R&D to £20 billion by 2024-25
A range of government programmes, some of which offer financial incentives, are available for employers who are considering hiring employees, offering work experience or upskilling existing staff.
International travel will be simpler with lower testing costs for people who qualify as fully vaccinated.
People who receive care and the adult social care workforce will be further protected from COVID-19 and flu over the coming months, as the government sets additional funding for infection prevention and control.
The Chancellor will today (30 September) pay tribute to the resolve of the British public as the Government moves to the next phase of its Plan for Jobs, part of a £400 billion support package for the economy.
Vulnerable households across the country will be able to access a new £500m support fund to help them with essentials over the coming months as the country continues its recovery from the pandemic.
A team of industry experts has been assembled to help England’s pubs, restaurants and cafes to thrive, Business Minister Paul Scully has announced today.
All tips will go to staff under new plans to overhaul tipping practices set out by the government today (Friday 24 September), providing a financial boost to hospitality workers across the country.