The Finance Bill received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017 to become the Finance Act 2017. However, as it was fast-tracked through the legislative process to receive Royal Assent before Parliament was
Following the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, giving notice under Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union of the UK’s intention to leave the EU, the government has published a White Paper on
The following key changes to employment law will come into force in April 2017: From 6 April 2017, the Finance Act 2016 will require employers with an annual pay bill in excess of £3 million in a
HMRC has published a new “check employment status for tax” online tool which you can use to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 has been laid before Parliament and will come into force from 6 April 2017. The Order increases the limits applying to certain awards of
The new National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates are due to come into effect on 1 April 2017. This is the first time that the NMW and NLW rates will be uprated in parallel.
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2017 has been published in draft form and laid before Parliament and it confirms that: The standard weekly rates of statutory maternity pay (SMP),