Policy News Journal - 2014-15

Abolition of National Insurance contributions for under 21s............................................. 226 National Insurance Contributions Bill 2014 published ..................................................... 226 Abolition of Employer National Insurance Contributions for under 21s ............................ 227 National Insurance update .............................................................................................. 227 Employer guide to abolition of employer National Insurance contributions for under 21s 228 National Insurance guidance for software developers for tax year 2015-16 .................... 228 National Minimum Wage (NMW)..................................................................... 228 National Minimum Wage penalties to increase to £20,000 from February 2014.............. 228 Government gets tough with employers failing to pay National Minimum Wage.............. 229 The government approves National Minimum Wage rise to £6.50 per hour .................... 230 Employers failing to pay National Minimum Wage named .............................................. 231 National Minimum Wage rules to be simplified?.............................................................. 231 Consultation on the National Minimum Wage ................................................................. 231 CIPP survey on the National Minimum Wage for 2015 ................................................... 231 Government consults on National Minimum Wage consolidated Regulations ................. 232 National Minimum Wage Investigations .......................................................................... 232 CIPP response to consultation on the National Minimum Wage ..................................... 232 National Minimum Wage guidance ................................................................................. 233 Calculating the minimum wage ....................................................................................... 233 Government proposal to simplify and boost the national minimum wage for apprentices 234 Applying the national minimum wage penalty on a per worker basis............................... 234 New 2015 Living Wage rates announced........................................................................ 234 Low pay survey shows jobs below NMW ........................................................................ 235 More employers failing to pay National Minimum Wage are named................................ 236 Call to improve National Minimum Wage enforcement.................................................... 236 Government publish evidence for the 2015 National Minimum Wage level ..................... 236 LPC announces 37 failing to comply with NMW.............................................................. 237 National Minimum Wage consultation outcome on consolidated Regulations ................. 238 National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 .................................................................... 239 Council to cut business rates as incentive to pay the Living Wage.................................. 239 TUC calls on government to prevent care workers being illegally paid............................ 240 Low Pay Commission recommend a 3 percent increase on the Adult Rate of NMW....... 240 What time did you finish work on ‘work your proper hours day’? ..................................... 241 National Minimum Wage: some facts and figures bought to you by the Low Pay Commission.................................................................................................................... 242 National Minimum Wage guidance updated for employees who sleep between duties ... 242 National Minimum Wage rates announced ..................................................................... 243 National Minimum Wage HMRC recorded webinar ......................................................... 243 Government to increase pay transparency ..................................................................... 244 New National Minimum Wage offenders named and shamed......................................... 244 National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 .................................................................... 244 National Minimum Wage: Family member exemption ..................................................... 245 National Minimum Wage penalty to be calculated per worker ......................................... 246 Office for National Statistics (ONS) ............................................................... 247 Characteristics of home workers..................................................................................... 247 Pay As You Earn .............................................................................................. 247 Coding Out Debt ............................................................................................................... 247 Government response to ‘How to improve HMRC’s collection of debt: coding out’.......... 247 Employee Share Schemes ............................................................................................... 248 Employment Related Securities online service ............................................................... 248 Save As You Earn savings arrangements - Increase in monthly savings limit................. 248 Employment-related shares & securities bulletin – number 15........................................ 249 Employment-related securities annual returns ................................................................ 249 Employment-related shares & securities bulletin – number 16........................................ 249 Employee share schemes statistics ................................................................................ 250 Employment-related shares & securities bulletin – number 17........................................ 250 Consultation on national insurance on securities for internationally mobile employees ... 250 Employment Related Securities Online Service .............................................................. 250 Employment-related shares & securities bulletin – number 18........................................ 251

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