Pensions auto-enrolment was phased in slowly, but now every employer must join their eligible staff in a workplace pension unless they opt out. But there’s one last important change before the task is complete. What is it?
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Where’s your insurance certificate?
A small company has been fined £726 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £557 because it wasn’t displaying a valid employers’ liability insurance (ELI) certificate. What must you do … Read more
New trade marks rules
The Trade Marks Regulations 2018 will come into force on 14 January 2019. They make changes to the registration of UK trade marks and remove a legal protection. What’s happening? … Read more
Q&A – the GDPR and data subject access requests
Q. If an individual, such as an employee or a client, makes a data subject access request (DSAR) for their personal data using their General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rights, … Read more
All change for childcare in April 2018
Are you up to speed with the changes to childcare vouchers due in April 2018, for example that such schemes will close to new joiners? Will the alternative (Tax-Free Childcare) … Read more
PSC registers: important changes
Every company must maintain a register of people with significant control (PSC). From 26 June 2017, any changes will have to be notified to Companies House (CH) differently. What do … Read more
Topping the Google charts
Google has updated its page ranking system and now aims to penalise poor quality sites by demoting them. Your site rarely appears on the first page of results, let alone … Read more
The NMW and family members
As a general rule, all workers must receive the minimum wage rate that’s appropriate for their age. But what happens if your business employs family members – is there any … Read more
MINIMUM WAGE – NMW, NLW and NI changes
In his Autumn Statement 2016 the Chancellor announced changes to the national living wage (NLW), the national minimum wage (NMW) and employers’ NI contributions. What do you need to know? … Read more
Blog post announcing Steve McGregor’s achievement
On Sunday 10th April the Sunday Times published their first supplement listing the Top 200 Accountants in the UK based on reviews on the independent consumer ratings website VouchedFor.co.uk. We … Read more