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Contents Coronavirus News ............................................................................................... 9 30 September 2021 – closure of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ...........................................................9 Claims for the fifth and final SEISS grant must be sent by 30 September 2021...................................................9 Guidance on CJRS offsets ...................................................................................................................................9 Closure of the coronavirus SSP rebate scheme.................................................................................................10 Expenses and Benefits ..................................................................................... 11 Approved professional organisations and learned societies (list 3) ....................................................................11 General Employment News .............................................................................. 12 Happy new tax year day!....................................................................................................................................12 Class 1A National Insurance contributions on benefits in kind ...........................................................................13 HMRC coronavirus-related webinars..................................................................................................................13 Further Treasury Direction made in relation to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme....................................14 PAYE: PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA1) 2020-21.......................................................................................14 Guide 480: Expenses and benefits ....................................................................................................................15 Statutory pay tables 2021-22 .............................................................................................................................15 CJRS guidance updates – 22 April 2021............................................................................................................15 Italian hospital employee accused of skipping work on full pay for 15 years ......................................................16 Right to work checks will be conducted in person from 17 May 2021 ................................................................16 Addison Lee drivers classed as ‘workers’ ...........................................................................................................17 Planning BACS payments around bank holidays ...............................................................................................17 Digital National Insurance Number application service now available................................................................18 Payroll boss handed 11-year ban for tax avoidance scheme .............................................................................18 Shared Parental Leave and Pay tools ................................................................................................................19 Face-to-face right to work checks to resume from 1 September 2021 ...............................................................19 Right to work checks from 1 July 2021...............................................................................................................20 Deliveroo riders are self-employed.....................................................................................................................21 Government urged to make ethnicity pay gap reporting mandatory ...................................................................21 CIS and Off-payroll working ...............................................................................................................................22 HMRC issues reminders about National Minimum Wage...................................................................................22 HMRC has opened over 6,000 inquiries into CJRS claims ................................................................................23 Number of UK job vacancies top pre-pandemic levels .......................................................................................24 New Summer jobs portal launched.....................................................................................................................24 Office of Tax Simplification webinar ...................................................................................................................24 National Apprenticeship Week 2022 ..................................................................................................................25 Government names latest round of firms underpaying NMW.............................................................................25 Approved professional organisations and learned societies (list 3) ....................................................................27 Research shows overwhelming public support for SNP pledge to support the introduction of a 4 day week .....27 Gender Pay Gap Reporting – 2020-2021 deadline reminder .............................................................................28 More than 100 estate agents are preparing legal action against Purplebricks ...................................................28 The Supreme Court clarifies collective bargaining rights while siding with workers ...........................................29 Real living wage increased to £9.90 per hour ....................................................................................................29 Equal Pay Day 2021...........................................................................................................................................30 Bank of England base rate increases to 0.25%..................................................................................................30 Two directors banned for abusing Bounce Back Loan scheme..........................................................................31 Significant decision on historic holiday pay claims .............................................................................................31 18 February is National Caregivers Day.............................................................................................................32 Government News ............................................................................................. 33 March CJRS claims deadline approaches..........................................................................................................33 Further Treasury Direction published in relation to the SEISS ...........................................................................33 New consultation on the creation of flexible apprenticeships published .............................................................34 Stance on Mutuality of Obligation remains unchanged ......................................................................................34 Mini umbrella firms – fraudulent practice adopted by some that is costing the UK millions................................35 Queen’s Speech delivered in the House of Lords in scaled-back ceremony......................................................36 In-person right to work checks delayed until 21 June.........................................................................................36 The National Insurance Contributions Bill 2021 is published..............................................................................37 Clamping down of promoters of tax avoidance ..................................................................................................37 £1,000 incentive for employers offering T-Level student placements.................................................................38 Fourth SEISS grant deadline – 1 June 2021 ......................................................................................................38 Employers of apprentices can now apply for £3,000 incentive payment ............................................................39 The deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme falls this month.....................................................39 Government confirms creation of new workers’ watchdog .................................................................................40 ‘Help to Grow’ initiative to be launched in June ..................................................................................................41
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