PAY - 17.04.2024
Can you avoid new rules on tips?
A restaurant chain has removed its service charge and replaced it with a “brand charge”, seemingly to circumvent the new tipping legislation. Is this an option?
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PAY - 08.04.2024
Employee won’t work their notice - deduct from pay?
If an employee resigns but then refuses to work some or all of their contractual notice period, you might be tempted to deduct a sum from their outstanding wages to compensate you for their breach of contract. What’s the legal position on this?
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TERMINATION PAY - 03.04.2024
Compensating a departing director or employee
A dispute in the boardroom has resulted in one of the directors resigning from the firm. A financial settlement has been agreed to prevent the departure becoming acrimonious. Can the company apply the £30,000 exemption to the payment?
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TERMINATION PAYMENTS - 18.03.2024
Should termination payment have been paid tax free?
The Upper Tribunal (UT) recently had to decide if the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) was wrong in ruling that a payment made on termination of employment was taxable. Why did the taxpayer believe it was and did the UT agree?
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CONTRACTS - 06.03.2024
Changing an employment contract
If you need to change one or more terms of an employment contract for genuine business reasons, you have three main options to effect that change. What are they and what are the risks?
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MINIMUM WAGE - 06.03.2024
Salary sacrifice and the minimum wage
HMRC has named another 524 employers for failing to pay the minimum wage, with salary sacrifice highlighted as an issue. What’s the problem here?
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PAY - 07.02.2024
What should you pay in a leap year?
2024 is a leap year with 366 days rather than the usual 365, and so employees will have to work an additional day. Do you have to pay them for it?
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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS - 25.01.2024
Employment contracts for new employees
What does the law require when it comes to issuing employment contracts to new employees? What are the essentials that you need to be aware of to ensure your business stays on the right side of the law?
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MINIMUM WAGE - 06.03.2024
Salary sacrifice and the minimum wage
HMRC has named another 524 employers for failing to pay the minimum wage, with salary sacrifice highlighted as an issue. What’s the problem here?
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