Legislation
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Transitional Protection April 2026
Following the passing of the Employment Rights Bill and the Royal Ascent of the Employment Rights Act on Thursday 18th…
Pension AE – Freeze continues for 2026
The automatic enrollment earnings trigger determines at what point an eligible person gets automatically enrolled into a workplace pension. The…
Statutory Parental Leave Rates for April 2026 confirmed
I have concluded my statutory annual review of …. benefit rates under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The new…
April 2026 National Minimum and Living Wage
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced on the day before her 26th November 2025 Autumn Budget the…
Coronavirus
Jabs for jobs: Government reverses position on carers
Regulations making COVID-19 vaccination a condition of deployment in health and social care will be revoked on Tuesday 15 March, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed today (Tuesday…
Bounce Back Loan Bans
Aamer Aslam, 39 from Huddersfield, and Razwan Ashraf, 31 from Keighley, were co-directors of Scholars Academy Ltd based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire. They have been disqualified for 11 and 10…
The show must go on: £60 million emergency funding to tackle impact of Omicron
An additional £30 million in emergency funding has been made available through the Culture Recovery Fund to support museums, cinemas, theatres and heritage organisations with the impact of the Omicron…
Recently featured
Get ready to payroll benefits
The government is taking steps to simplify and modernize parts of the tax system. They plan to use digital services to increase public sector productivity and are looking for more ways to make the tax system simpler and fairer. PALS…
Kings Speech – New employment rights proposed
The government delivered over 35 proposed bill as part of the Kings Speech 2024. “My Government is committed to making work pay and will legislate to introduce a new deal for working people to ban exploitative practices and enhance employment…
Post-Election Reflection
The new Labour government plans to introduce changes, including a universal minimum wage, fair work agency, and trade union updates.
March 2024 Budget
On the 6th March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced the March 2024 Budget. In line with predictions, National Insurance will be reduced by 2% from April. See the main points below: