Policy News Journal - 2014-15

Index

Apprenticeships................................................................................................. 21 Apprenticeship funding reform in England: payment mechanisms and funding principles . 21 Apprenticeship funding reform – technical consultation survey ......................................... 22 More apprentices progress into Higher Education ............................................................ 22 CIPP response to Apprenticeship funding reform technical consultation........................... 23 The future of apprenticeships ........................................................................................... 23 The number of disabled people in apprenticeships has more than tripled in the last 10 years ................................................................................................................................ 24 Government proposal to simplify and boost the national minimum wage for apprentices .. 25 Apprentices: Do you understand their legal status? .......................................................... 25 £1,500 grant for employers who recruit an apprentice ...................................................... 26 More than 700 employers added to trailblazer apprenticeships scheme ........................... 27 Almost two million apprenticeships since 2010 ................................................................. 27 Employer survey of apprenticeships ................................................................................. 27 Apprenticeship funding reform in England payment mechanisms and funding principles .. 28 Apprenticeship vacancies up by almost a third ................................................................. 28 Apprenticeship funding; a sigh of relief? ........................................................................... 29 Attachment of Earnings .................................................................................... 29 CIPP survey on readiness to action Direct Earnings Attachments .................................... 29 Direct Earning Attachments - update for employers .......................................................... 30 Attachment of Earnings Order guide................................................................................. 31 Direct Earnings Attachments change................................................................................ 31 Autumn Statement............................................................................................. 31 What would you like to see in Autumn Statement 2014? .................................................. 31 CIPP Autumn Statement summary 2014 .......................................................................... 32 Autumn Statement: What is the impact on flexible benefits and salary sacrifice?.............. 36 Better Regulation............................................................................................... 37 Admin Burdens Advisory Board publishes its annual report to the XST ............................ 37 Budget 2014 ....................................................................................................... 37 CIPP Budget 2014 Summary............................................................................................ 38 Budget 2015 ....................................................................................................... 41 Budget speech on Wednesday 18 March 2015................................................................. 41 CIPP Budget 2015 summary ............................................................................................ 41 Child Maintenance Reform ............................................................................... 41 New ‘business banking’ service for child maintenance to benefit 40,000 employers ......... 41 Early progress with the 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme ................................................ 42 Child maintenance reform starts to affect existing cases .................................................. 43 CIPP Policy & Research – informal consultation ........................................... 43 The changing landscape of Payroll ................................................................................... 43 The CIPP releases its annual payroll survey findings........................................................ 44 CIPP survey to establish payroll's opinion on the Labour proposals to lower the automatic enrolment threshold.......................................................................................... 45 CIPP research on saving contributions deducted from an employee’s pay ....................... 45 New survey into automatic enrolment ............................................................................... 46 CIPP research shows payroll departments are helping their employees to save............... 46 CIPP - Saving through payroll webcast............................................................................. 46 Tell us about the CIPP support for global payroll providers............................................... 46 Do you use the PAYE Desktop Viewer? ........................................................................... 47 CIPP Survey - Re-allocation of PAYE remittances............................................................ 47 CIPP survey on the proposal that tax relief on pension savings be doubled ..................... 48 Non-guaranteed overtime and holiday pay - second CIPP research survey...................... 48 CIPP survey - Saving through payroll research................................................................. 49 CPD survey for CIPP members ........................................................................................ 49 Citizen News....................................................................................................... 49 Full guide for employers on preventing illegal working in the UK ...................................... 49 Changes to the Immigration Rules from 6 April 2015 ........................................................ 50

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