Employer National Insurance Contributions Holiday Since June 2010 new businesses have been able to apply to HMRC for the Employers National Insurance Contributions (NIC) Holiday scheme. Under the scheme new businesses, subject to meeting certain criteria, are able to reduce their Employer National Insurance (NI) contributions for a period of up to 12 months…
Employment Tribunal Fees 2013 The introduction of Employment Tribunal Fees will be a welcome change for employers, with spurious claims expected to fall as claimants have to put their money where their mouth is in order to lodge a claim. The results of the consultation on the introduction of employment tribunal fees by the…
HSE Cost Recovery Scheme The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Cost Recovery Scheme, “Fee for Intervention” (FFI), will start on 1 October 2012; subject to Parliamentary approval of the proposed Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012. The HSE Cost Recovery Scheme will put a duty on HSE to recover its costs for carrying out its regulatory functions…
Religious Discrimination – latest case The case of a British Airways employee who was banned from wearing a crucifix at work has lead the Prime Minister to state that the law may be changed to protect the right to wear religious symbols in the workplace. During Prime Minister’s Question Time, David Cameron was…
