August 2008 - issue 30
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Need to know articles
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Employer CD-ROM 2008 Revised (August) Edition It includes all the information you need to implement the changes to your employees’ tax codes and tax band width changes, following the Chancellor's announcement on 13 May. |
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Extra Personal Allowance in September 2008 The Chancellor’s announced increase to the 2008-09 Personal Allowance comes into effect from 7 September and will be backdated to 6 April. |
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A brief update on changes to our PAYE Online services. |
Statutory Payments
Statutory Maternity Leave
Salary sacrifice and non-cash benefits.
Electronically Completed Medical Certificates
A pilot is being carried out into the use of electronically completed
medical certificates.
Review of the Medical Statement (form
FMed 3)
A review is being carried out into (form FMed 3) to help employers manage
sickness absence.
Changes to SSP Forms
Changes to forms SSP1 and SSP1L.
SSP2 Calculator and Sick Absence Recorder
The SSP2 Calculator and Sick Absence Recorder are now available on your
Employer CD-ROM.
Statutory Sick Pay and Agency Workers on Short-Term Contracts
Updated Guidance
Existing high level guidance on statutory maternity, paternity and adoption
leave and pay has recently been updated by the Department for Business
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
General Articles
National Minimum Wage
Rate increases and proposed changes.
Stakeholder Pension Schemes
Stakeholder pension schemes were introduced on 6 April 2001 and are aimed
at individuals on low earnings with no pension provision.
Reform of the Child Maintenance System
HMRC Consults on Modernising Tax Administration
Two consultation documents and accompanying Impact Assessments were published
on 19 June 2008.
Non Payroll Related Articles
Employment Law Guidance Programme
BERR has launched a campaign to promote ways in which employers can reduce
the amount of administration involved in meeting employment law obligations.
Money Laundering Regulations 2007
Trust or Company Service Providers and Accountancy Service Providers need
to register with us and put in place anti-money laundering controls.
REACH Pre-registration
New EU chemical legislation and how it affects your business
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