NMW non-compliance penalties

by | Apr 13, 2023 | Employment Law | 0 comments

Employers must ensure they are paying staff at least the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW). The NMW and the NLW are the minimum legal amounts that employers must pay their workers. The new NMW and NLW rates came into effect on 1 April 2023. The...

Register as a childminder

by | Feb 9, 2023 | Employment Law | 0 comments

There are fines for not registering as a childminder if you were required to do so. GOV.UK guidance on the matter states that you must register as a childminder if all of the following apply: the children are under the age of 8; you look after them for more than 2...

Check employment status for tax

by | Jun 23, 2022 | Employment Law | 0 comments

The Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool can be used to help ascertain if a worker should be classified as employed or self-employed for tax purposes in both the private and public sector. The service provides HMRC’s view if IR35 legislation applies...

Paying staff on jury service

by | Apr 26, 2022 | Employment Law | 0 comments

If you have staff that have been called up to serve on a jury, then you must allow them the necessary time off. You can ask them to request to delay their jury service if their absence would seriously harm your business. Your employee would need to agree to this...