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United Kingdom Payroll & Labour news

Monday, 14 September 2026

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Payroll & Labour·GOV.UK·3 weeks ago

International-organisation staff can seek a free digital exemption record

Eligibility depends on the organisation’s UK agreement and legislation. The optional passport-linked record is valid for the visit, and UKVI says decisions will be emailed within 15 working days.

Payroll & Labour·Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service·3 weeks ago·4 documents

Acas sets 30 October start for stronger harassment duties

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

Tipping policies will require consultation and three-yearly review

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

HMRC directs pension members aged 16+ without NI numbers to apply

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

HMRC requires letters for pension scheme registration-status checks

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

Jersey opens ITIS rate wizard to all payrolls

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

Part-time status need not be the sole cause of less favourable treatment

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

HMRC drops PAYE record replacement instructions for voluntary arrangements

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

Withheld wages and confiscated passports are workplace-abuse warning signs

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

Statelessness settlement applications must use SET (O)

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

ECAA Settlement is expressly included in administrative review

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

HDFC Life Click 2 Retire is removed from HMRC’s ROPS notification list

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

Colleges need EV salary sacrifice approval where financial risks remain

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

HMRC limits April 2027 payrolling to vehicle and medical benefits

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

Police targeted payments extended to June 2029

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.

Latest

  1. 3 weeks agoInternational-organisation staff can seek a free digital exemption record
  2. 3 weeks agoAcas sets 30 October start for stronger harassment duties
  3. 3 weeks agoTipping policies will require consultation and three-yearly review
  4. 3 weeks agoHMRC directs pension members aged 16+ without NI numbers to apply
  5. 4 weeks agoHMRC requires letters for pension scheme registration-status checks