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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS

PENSION GUIDANCE LAW UNCLEAR

An employment lawyer has warned that employers with overseas staff risk being caught by automatic pensions enrolment legislation because of unclear government guidelines.

 LATE PAYMENTS TO BE PURSUED BY THE REVENUE COLLECTION UNIT

The head of debt management and enforcement for HMRC has warned, anyone making late payments to HM Revenue and Customs will be pursued until revenue receives it share.

EMPLOYMENT LAW ROUND-UP

£17BN – ECONOMIC COST OF WORKPLACE ABSENCE

According to the latest CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey, the UK economy lost £190 million working days to absence last year, with each employee taking an average of 6.5 days off sick.

LARGE CHANGES IN INCAPACITY BENEFIT CLAIMS ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY

A recent publication in the scientific journal, Occupational Medicine, revealed that new research shows major changes in the reasons people claim incapacity benefit in Britain and big regional variations these changes.

FEATURE ARTICLES

HIGH PAY INVESTIAGED BY CABLE

The Government launched a consultation during July into excessive executive pay and bonuses. Vince Cable, business secretary, announced the decision during a speech to the Association of British Insurers in June. The consultation will propose tougher provisions on disclosure of executive pay and its link to company performance.

NICs COST JOBS

Recent research has shown that a third of small business owners would hire more staff if National Insurance Contributions were reduced for the first six months of employment. The Federation of Small Businesses’ survey of more than 1,700 owners said NICs stood in the way of growth. More than one in ten said extending the NICs holiday scheme would also be an incentive.