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Limited immunity for firms that issue pay gap reports
: Employers that volunteer to analyse and report publicly their gender pay gaps will receive only limited immunity from investigation, the Equalities & Human Rights Commission announced.
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Builders worried over HMRC status
: Contractors in the construction industry will be forced to pay more tax, but will not receive employment rights in return, under a controversial reform proposed by HM Revenue & Customs and The Treasury.
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Firms scrap sick pay and switch to SSP
: Employers are increasingly relying on Statutory Sick Pay rather than providing their own sick pay, research has revealed. Over half (55%) of employers surveyed rely on state-funded statutory sick pay, which is £79 per week, the research conducted by Group Risk Development (GRiD) the trade development body for the group risk industry, found.
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Attractions grow for pension salary sacrifice schemes
: Stephen Hempenstall, pensions adviser at Mercer Employee Benefits, made a strong case at the Payroll World Annuall UPdate Conference for the growing interest in pensions salary sacrifice. He said that of Mercer’s 400 clients about 25% are on pensions salary sacrifice schemes.
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Men apply for 'female roles'
: Men and women are competing for the same jobs, which is having an increasingly negative impact on women’s impact on the job market, a study has revealed.
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Call for electronic P60s
: The Institute of Payroll Professionals is lobbying HM Revenue & Customs to allow employers to issue P60s to employees electronically.
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