Payroll & Labour·Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service·3 weeks ago·4 documents
Acas says employers will face liability for harassment by customers and other third parties unless they take all reasonable preventive steps; the sexual-harassment duty will also strengthen.
Payroll & Labour·Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service·3 weeks ago
Acas expects the new duties by the end of 2026. Employers must prepare to consult on policies and disclose anonymised feedback, with the review timetable counting from when a policy was first shared.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago
Relief-at-source administrators must keep using rest-of-UK residency status for members without a number; an unsuccessful match still calls for a check of the member’s details.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·4 weeks ago
Administrators wanting an email reply must read HMRC’s email protocol and include the consent statement in every letter, or receive a postal response.
Payroll & Labour·Revenue Jersey·4 weeks ago
Employers can download current employee tax rates and contribution status from their latest return’s staff list; new starters must still provide their notices and registration cards.
Payroll & Labour·Case Law·1 month ago
The Supreme Court allows Augustine’s appeal over a fixed weekly driver fee, confirming the effective-cause test while preserving employers’ objective-justification defence.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago
The debtor remains the employer and must operate PAYE normally if staff continue after approval; the deleted instructions concerned closing and recreating employer records.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago
Forced accommodation, denied medical treatment and work tied to an increasing debt also feature in guidance that links serious abuse with possible modern slavery.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago
The specified form changes for stateless applicants and their partners or children; using the correct form is part of the settlement validity requirements.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago
The specified-route list now names ECAA Settlement. Applicants must still meet the decision, time-limit and validity tests; review examines caseworking errors in the original application.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago
HMRC’s 3 August 2026 changes record seven removals and 15 additions across Australia, India and Jersey. Listing remains no guarantee that a pension transfer is free of UK tax.
Public Sector & Economy·GOV.UK·1 month ago
The 2026 handbook permits schemes without prior approval only where employee-default costs and liabilities are comprehensively mitigated; colleges must document those safeguards.
Tax·GOV.UK·1 month ago·7 documents
Most other benefits move to April 2028; loans and accommodation remain voluntary. HMRC also sets out FPS corrections and a 5 April 2027 deadline to register for voluntary payrolling.
Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·1 month ago
Annex U keeps a £5,000 annual ceiling for each payment; the circular also sets out pay rates and revised eligibility for voluntary-retirement compensation.