Employers in the education and retail sectors are leading the pack as the most likely to offer cycle to work schemes, while manufacturing is the sector lagging furthest behind as the least likely to offer the scheme to employees. Despite the impressive uptake of the scheme, there is still more that needs to be done by employers to facilitate the growing numbers interested in getting on their bike, with a third of employers not providing more practical interventions such as facilities for storing bicycles (30%) or locker and shower facilities at the workplace (32%).
Read the full article from HR Review where the Head Coach at VitalityHealth relays the full benefits of getting back on your bike.
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Salary sacrifice for employers 18 September 2018
Once a salary sacrifice arrangement is in place, you can ask the HMRC Clearances Team to confirm the tax and National Insurance contributions implications. The email address to contact them on has been updated.
Salary sacrifice for employers
Ask HMRC to confirm the tax and National Insurance contributions
Once a salary sacrifice arrangement is in place, you can ask the HMRC Clearances Team to confirm the tax and National Insurance contributions implications. HMRC won’t comment on a proposed salary sacrifice arrangement before it has been put in place.
HMRC Clearances Team address:
HMRC Clearances Team Alexander House 21 Victoria Avenue Southend-on-Sea Essex SS99 1BD
Contact the HMRC Clearances Team by email: nonstatutoryclearanceteam.hmrc@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
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Workers urged to claim cash back from HMRC 1 October 2018
HMRC is urging millions of UK employees to go online and directly check if they can claim extra cash back for work- related expenses.
Employees could be missing out on their full tax relief entitlement for work-related expenses by using agencies rather than claiming online.
According to HMRC some 85 per cent of eligible taxpayers currently pay agents to claim their money. But those who are paid through Pay As You Earn (PAYE) could claim the full amount of tax relief they are owed directly from HMRC.
A simple Check if You Can Claim tool is available on GOV.UK.
If eligible, customers can log in to their Personal Tax Account to claim for their tax relief online and, if their claim is approved, be paid within three weeks directly into their bank account.
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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