Payroll World

BIS to look at zero-hour contracts

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has started a fact-finding mission into the benefits and disadvantages for both employees and employers of zero-hour contracts.

Extension to RTI easement gives breathing space to small employers

Small employers are set to benefit from the extension of an RTI reporting easement that will now run until spring next year.

Legal bar for AE whistleblowers 'set low'

Changes to whistleblowing laws will mean staff that lift the lid on shoddy employer automatic enrolment (AE) practices will be given greater protection in the courts.

Pensions Regulator will target non-compliant sectors with audits

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says it will target its auto-enrolment (AE) compliance efforts on companies and industry sectors with a reputation for breaching employment law, as research comes to light suggesting some employers may try to circumvent the legislation.

HMRC defeats £9m EBT tax avoidance scheme

A tax avoidance scheme, which routed profits of a tax advisory business through Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT), has been closed by the courts.

Premier League clears up position on club PAYE debts

The Premier League has confirmed that none of England’s top-tier football clubs has an outstanding PAYE bill, after an MP highlighted the issue affecting clubs lower down the chain.

Incorrect NI number suffix issue resolved

HMRC has stopped sending out incorrect National Insurance numbers (NINO), which emerged as an ongoing problem last month.

Pensions Regulator: AE simplification will increase complexity at first

Planned simplification of automatic enrolment (AE) legislation will initially make complying with the law more difficult for payroll departments, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) has conceded.