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[Finland] New Prime Minister’s four-day working week plan [Finland] New Prime Minister’s four-day working week plan

The Prime Minister said a flexible working schedule would give employees more time with their families. At present, a normal...
07 Jan 2020

[Scotland] Nearly 37,000 workers paid below legal minimum wage [Scotland] Nearly 37,000 workers paid below legal minimum wage

Findings show that as many as 36,876 Scottish employees were paid below the statutory minimum for the work they carried...
06 Jan 2020

[UK] Queen’s Speech December 2019 [UK] Queen’s Speech December 2019

The 2nd Queen’s speech of 2019 was a dress-down affair for Her Majesty and contained a lot of the Bills that she had...
20 Dec 2019

[UK] Substitution Clause and Employment Status [UK] Substitution Clause and Employment Status

Mr Augustine was a self-employed delivery driver and sometimes engaged in fixed hours “slots” for Stuart Delivery Limited (SDL).  During...
19 Dec 2019

[UK] Genuine HMRC Contact and Recognising Phishing Emails and Texts [UK] Genuine HMRC Contact and Recognising Phishing Emails and Texts

Whilst we concede that we have not been plagued by bogus HMRC correspondence lately, the Global Payroll Association believes it...
17 Dec 2019

[UK] The Tapered Annual Allowance and NHS England [UK] The Tapered Annual Allowance and NHS England

The tapered annual allowance is a complicated calculation that reduces the annual allowance.  For every £2 adjusted income goes over £150,000, the annual allowance...
17 Dec 2019

[UK] List 3 Updated 2nd of December 2019 [UK] List 3 Updated 2nd of December 2019

The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (ITEPA) makes provisions for certain deductions to be made from taxable pay...
17 Dec 2019