Contents Apprenticeships................................................................................................. 16 Apprenticeship funding reform in England payment mechanisms and funding principles.................................. 16 Apprenticeship funding; a sigh of relief? ............................................................................................................ 16 Additional 500 Modern Apprenticeship places in Scotland................................................................................. 16 Apprenticeships to be given equal legal treatment as degrees .......................................................................... 17 Britain’s fastest-growing companies to support apprenticeship recruitment....................................................... 17 Get in. Go far - a guide to Apprenticeships ........................................................................................................ 18 Consultation on protecting the term apprenticeship ........................................................................................... 18 Class 1 Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) zero-rate for apprentices under 25........................ 19 'Get in and go far’ with an apprenticeship at exam results time ......................................................................... 19 Apprenticeships levy: employer owned apprenticeships training ....................................................................... 20 CIPP survey: Consultation on apprenticeship levy............................................................................................. 20 Protecting the term apprenticeship .................................................................................................................... 21 CIPP respond to BIS in respect of the Apprenticeships Levy............................................................................. 21 Apprenticeship levy consultation response ........................................................................................................ 22 Apprenticeship Levy draft legislation.................................................................................................................. 22 An apprenticeship can take you anywhere......................................................................................................... 23 Government provides more detail about the apprenticeship levy....................................................................... 23 Attachment of Earnings .................................................................................... 25 Attachment of Earnings Order guide.................................................................................................................. 25 Direct Earnings Attachments change................................................................................................................. 25 Higher Rate Direct Earnings Attachments (DEAs) ............................................................................................. 25 The Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2015 .......................................................... 26 Direct Earnings Attachments: employer guidance ............................................................................................. 27 CIPP Policy & Research – informal consultation ........................................... 28 Informal consultation ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Non-guaranteed overtime and holiday pay - second CIPP research survey ...................................................... 28 CIPP survey - Saving through payroll research ................................................................................................. 28 CPD survey for CIPP members ......................................................................................................................... 28 CIPP Payslip statistic survey 2014-15 ............................................................................................................... 28 Reconciliation and reallocation of remittance – your views and experiences..................................................... 29 CIPP survey: recovering over payments - do you self-serve?............................................................................ 30 The CIPP releases its annual payslip survey findings........................................................................................ 30 CIPP survey: recovering over payments - do you self-serve?............................................................................ 31 CIPP Survey: Awareness of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) ............................................................... 32 Survey Results – HMRC contact centres – what CIPP members experience.................................................... 32 Would showing different student loan deduction types separately on payslip be an admin burden? ................. 32 Awareness of Scottish Rate of Income Tax ....................................................................................................... 33 Quick Polls ............................................................................................................................................................ 35 Manifesto quick poll results ................................................................................................................................ 35 HMRC Helpline quick poll – and the payroll industry says yes........................................................................... 35 GOV.UK - simpler, clearer, faster? What did you think? .................................................................................... 36 RTI has improved the end of tax year experience for payroll professionals ....................................................... 36 CIPP Quick Poll – Fit for work service ............................................................................................................... 37 National Minimum Wage quick poll results......................................................................................................... 37 Your experience with HMRC contact centre survey September 2015? ............................................................. 37 Payroll Giving poll results................................................................................................................................... 38 How do you relay critical information to your clients? ........................................................................................ 39 Scottish Rate of Income Tax not sufficiently publicised ..................................................................................... 39 Is email the most effective method of relaying critical information? ................................................................... 39 Should staff be given a choice of festive benefit? .............................................................................................. 40 How ready are you and your software for the end of Contracting-out? .............................................................. 40 Construction Industry ....................................................................................... 42 Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) guidance .................................................................................................. 42 Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Penalty and Appeal system ..................................................................... 42 Construction Industry Scheme – are you an intermediary?................................................................................ 43 Calling the Construction Industry - employment Intermediaries reporting - deadline is approaching ................. 43 Improving the operation of the Construction Industry Scheme........................................................................... 44 Posted Workers Enforcement Directive: Impact on construction industry .......................................................... 44 CIS contractor monthly returns & subcontractor verifications............................................................................. 45 Employment News............................................................................................. 47 Citizen News.......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Changes to the Immigration Rules from 6 April 2015......................................................................................... 47 Right to work checks: guide for employers......................................................................................................... 47 UK immigration - Tier 2 under review................................................................................................................. 47 Immigration Bill to create a consistent experience for taxpayers ....................................................................... 48 Biometric Residence Permit rollout now complete ............................................................................................. 48 Rogue employers could have their businesses closed ...................................................................................... 49 Guidance on examining identity documents....................................................................................................... 49
CIPP Policy News Journal
25/04/2016, Page 3 of 453
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