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April 2011
Tax and National Insurance - a marriage made in heaven
This month, Simon Parsons looks at the potential coming together of tax and National Insurance Contributions, as announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. Can the tax system be reformed? If so, how, and what will the ramifications be? At face value, it certainly makes sense that the two systems should be brought together, but there are, as always, complications...
April's HR Quiz
What is causing the UK economy £50m a day in lost productivity? Take this month's HR quiz...
Default Retirement Age
Has the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) affected your business?
In this issue
Multiple employments and NIC Deferment
What happens when employees or directors have multiple employments - especially with regard to National Insurance Contributions (NICs)? Simon Parsons, in the second of this month's articles on payroll legislation, looks at NIC deferment for employees with multiple employments.
New Paternity Leave Regulations
The regulations allowing Additional Paternity Leave are now in place, allowing new fathers to effectively take on the final three months of statutory maternity pay. How will this affect your business, and what does the government have in store for the future?
Employment Law update
This month's Employment Law update is, predictably for April, a busy one indeed. There's the compulsory retirement withdrawal, which could leave many organisations open to claims, as well as a host of other legislative changes that you need to be aware of.
Health and Safety briefing: Legionella
This month's Health and Safety update focuses largely on Legionella, and there's also an update on some recent cases which have resulted in prosecutions due to Health and Safety issues.