Policy News Journal - 2017-18

HMRC webinars on statutory payments 10 October 2017

HMRC’s popular live webinars on statutory payments are back. They are free and fully interactive; you can ask questions using the text box.

Statutory Sick Pay Find out what happens when an employee is off sick, when to pay Statutory Sick Pay and how it’s worked out. Wednesday 11 October – 2pm to 3pm

Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay This webinar is for businesses with employees who’ve had, or are having a baby. We’ll explain what payments you

should make and how to work them out. Thursday 12 October – midday to 1pm

Shared Parental Pay and leave This webinar covers who qualifies for shared pay and leave, how to use the HMRC calculator, what to do if an employee doesn’t meet the conditions and the records you need to keep. Friday 13 October - 11:30am to 12:30pm

There’s also a useful YouTube video on 'Payroll software and sending reports to HMRC' .

You can also get more help from HMRC’s online guide 'Becoming an employer' .

Book your place now to avoid missing out.

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Statutory payments: Small Employers Relief threshold and recovery rates 18 December 2017

The Small Employers Relief threshold (£45,000) and recovery rate (3%) should remain unchanged for 2018-19, as will the standard recovery rate (92%).

Our news item at the end of November detailed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) proposed statutory rates which will apply from April 2018.

In summary, the rate for Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Shared Parental Pay will be £145.18 and the Statutory Sick Pay weekly rate will be £92.05.

HMRC’s Software Developers Support Team (SDST) informed us that the Small Employers Relief threshold (£45,000) and recovery rate (3%) remain unchanged for 2018-19, as does the standard recovery rate (92%).

These figures are all still subject to parliamentary approval.

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Reformed SSP system to support more flexible working 12 January 2018

The government has published a paper on its plans to see one million more disabled people in work over the next ten years. The paper includes the government’s vision to see a reformed Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) system which supports more flexible working. Background In the Green Paper ‘ Improving Lives: the Work, Health and Disability ’, published in October 2016, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Health set out the case for change and their vision :

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