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The Peer Networks Programme: what is it and could you benefit from it? .........................................................41 New flexible season tickets will be available to reflect modern working practices ..............................................42 EU Settlement Scheme deadline – 30 June 2021..............................................................................................42 Flexible Working Bill introduced to Parliament ...................................................................................................43 From 16 August 2021, individuals who have had both Covid vaccinations no longer required to self-isolate ....43 Coronavirus guidance changes from 19 July 2021 ............................................................................................44 Draft legislation, to be included in the Finance Bill 2021-22, published..............................................................44 No imminent reforms to Statutory Sick Pay........................................................................................................45 NHS staff awarded 3% pay increase..................................................................................................................45 Parliament to debate mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting .............................................................................46 Unspent apprenticeship levy funds easier to access for SMEs ..........................................................................46 A reminder to stay vigilant…. .............................................................................................................................47 Advisory fuel rates for company cars from 1 September 2021...........................................................................47 Digital right to work checks extended until 5 April 2022 .....................................................................................48 New Health and Social Care Levy announced ...................................................................................................48 Chancellor announces dates for 2021 Autumn budget.......................................................................................48 "Triple Lock" mechanism scrapped for 2022/2023 .............................................................................................49 Heath and Social Care levy – What we know so far...........................................................................................49 Furlough figures hit a record low in July 2021 ....................................................................................................50 SSP rebate scheme closes 30 September 2021................................................................................................51 £1.3 billion of furlough payments given back by businesses ..............................................................................51 Government set to introduce entitlement to carer’s leave ..................................................................................51 Government to legislate to ensure workers receive tips in full............................................................................52 Kickstart Scheme and apprentice incentive payments extended .......................................................................52 Growing speculation of government plans to increase National Living Wage ....................................................53 Salary boost for new maths, physics, chemistry and computing teachers..........................................................53 Seven-year low for redundancies as 260,000 people taken off furlough ............................................................53 Boris Johnson advocating for a return to the office ............................................................................................53 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claim deadline – 14 October 2021................................................54 Payment Landscape Review: HM Treasury’s response to call for evidence ......................................................54 National Living Wage (NLW) rumoured to rise to £9.50 per hour .......................................................................55 Attachment of Earnings Order thresholds – Welsh consultation ........................................................................55 Finance Bill 2021-22 released after first reading ................................................................................................56 House of Lords vote to retain the ‘triple lock’ on state pensions .........................................................................56 MPs stand firm on the state pension triple lock ..................................................................................................56 Agent update 90 – November 2021 ...................................................................................................................57 Tax Day Autumn 2021........................................................................................................................................58 Tax Day consultation round-up ..........................................................................................................................58 Are payroll professionals tax advisers? ..............................................................................................................59 Naming round 18 includes more than 200 employers ........................................................................................59 Deadline for Kickstart Scheme applications draws closer ..................................................................................60 Low Pay Commission asks the question: Is excluding au pairs from minimum wage requirements still correct?60 Department for Work and Pensions starts the next review of State Pension age. .............................................61 Statutory Sick Pay self-certification period temporarily extended to support vaccine rollout ..............................61 HMRC Late Repayment interest charge increased ............................................................................................62 Draft Welsh Budget: No Changes to Welsh Rates of Income Tax .....................................................................62 HM Treasury announce £1 billion omicron support including the return of the SSP Rebate Scheme. ...............62 NEST request your help to develop their scheme administration service...........................................................63 2022-23 Scottish and Welsh Income Tax Rates confirmed................................................................................64 “Stronger Nudge to pension guidance” measures to come into force 1 June 2022. ...........................................65 Government ‘Help to Grow: Digital’ scheme backing small businesses with up to £5,000 off digital software ...65 Temporary self-certification extension comes to an end ....................................................................................66 Late tax payment reforms delayed for 9 months ................................................................................................66 Tax-free childcare reminders and informational materials published by HMRC .................................................66 Apprentice incentive payment deadline approaching .........................................................................................67 An early end to self-isolation rules?....................................................................................................................67 Welsh attachment of earnings threshold consultation response ........................................................................68 Temporary adjusted right to work checks extended until 30 September 2022 ...................................................68 Department for Education releases plans to reform student loans .....................................................................68 Fuel advisory rates from 1 March 2022 ..............................................................................................................69 Fuel advisory rates from 1 March 2022 ..............................................................................................................69 Upcoming government webinars ........................................................................................................................70 National Insurance contribution rate increase written into legislation. ................................................................70 Agent Update 94 - March 2022 ..........................................................................................................................71 Employer provided or reimbursed coronavirus tests will not be taxable for a further year..................................71 UK suspends the exchange of tax information with Russia................................................................................72
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