Policy News Journal - 2017-18

Sick on the job? ................................................................................................................................................128 Long commutes costing firms a week’s worth of staff productivity....................................................................129 Less than 1 in 5 UK managers support ‘hard Brexit’.........................................................................................130 How to tackle summer related employment Issues ..........................................................................................131 Firms asked to increase older worker numbers by 12% by 2022 .....................................................................131 Financial wellbeing webinar..............................................................................................................................132 Protecting vulnerable workers from exploitation ...............................................................................................132 Come rain or shine…........................................................................................................................................133 Go home on time on Wednesday 21 June 2017...............................................................................................134 A quarter of new dads are missing out on paternity leave and pay ..................................................................134 Do your employees know about Childcare Choices? .......................................................................................135 31.95 million people now in work......................................................................................................................135 Call for flexible, affordable and straightforward immigration system.................................................................136 Calling all offices and workplaces – wear it pink is coming!..............................................................................136 The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.............................................................................................137 Holiday pay calculations could change for workers ..........................................................................................138 Equal tax treatment for different forms of employment .....................................................................................139 Bogus self-employment in construction out of control ......................................................................................140 The role of the Return to Work Plan after sickness absence ............................................................................141 FTSE 100 CEO pay packages..........................................................................................................................142 Supporting trans employees in the workplace ..................................................................................................142 Do you work in Education in England? .............................................................................................................142 Acas e- learning for free ...................................................................................................................................143 Workplace support for parents with premature or sick babies ..........................................................................144 Returning to work after time out for caring........................................................................................................144 Bank and building society immigration checks on customers ...........................................................................145 National Work Life Week ..................................................................................................................................146 All working parents should have 5 days of paid parental leave ........................................................................147 Modern slavery - transparency in supply chains...............................................................................................147 Mental health in the workplace .........................................................................................................................148 Universal Credit roll-out in Scotland .................................................................................................................148 Universal Credit roll-out: Autumn/Winter 2017..................................................................................................149 A quarter of UK workers say they would have to be hospitalised before they took a sick day..........................149 ‘Thriving at work’...............................................................................................................................................150 Child maintenance deductions will be allowed from joint accounts...................................................................151 Median earnings for FT employees up 2.2% ....................................................................................................151 Phased roll-out of faster cheque clearing system has begun ...........................................................................152 Just one in three get chance to train at work ....................................................................................................153 Managing sick leave and statutory sick pay......................................................................................................154 Is pay higher in the public or private sector? ....................................................................................................154 Hike in rail fares – do you provide beneficial loans to your employees?...........................................................155 Fit for Work assessment referrals.....................................................................................................................155 Sponsor a Tier 2 or 5 worker: guidance for employers .....................................................................................156 Businesses need clarity on digital tax software ................................................................................................156 Employers are looking for the right talent in younger workers ..........................................................................157 NHS 'should be funded by new tax' ..................................................................................................................157 Employers in the dark ages over recruitment of pregnant women and new mothers .......................................157 Drive to increase shared parental leave ...........................................................................................................158 HMRC Webinars...............................................................................................................................................159 Expenses, Benefits & Reward........................................................................ 160 Company Cars .....................................................................................................................................................160 Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars from 1 March 2017.............................................................................160 Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars from 1 June 2017...............................................................................160 Submitting car data - HMRC and CIPP joint survey .........................................................................................161 The future of company cars is electric and hybrid if UK follows France............................................................161 PAYE: end-of-year expenses and benefits (online form)..................................................................................162 Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars from 1 September 2017 .....................................................................162 Scotland to expand its charging network for Electric Vehicles..........................................................................162 Are you voluntarily payrolling company cars?...................................................................................................163 Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars from 1 December 2017 ......................................................................163 Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars from 1 March 2018.............................................................................164 Company Car Tax rules 2002 to 2020 ..............................................................................................................164 General Expenses, Benefits & Reward News ...................................................................................................165 HM Treasury calls for evidence on employee expenses ..................................................................................165 Tax exemption on employer provided pension advice ......................................................................................165 Overnight subsistence allowances for lorry drivers...........................................................................................166

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