Key dates for 2018

Here are some key dates for the first part of 2018…..

April 2018

  • National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and over will increase to £7.83 per hour.
  • Taxation of termination payments – All notice pay to be treated as earnings and subject to tax and national insurance contributions (subject to finalised Finance Bill)
  • Existing child care voucher scheme closes to new entrants
  • Employers will not be able to claim the Employment Allowance for one year if they have:
    • Hired an illegal worker
    • Been penalised by the Home Office
    • Exhausted all appeal rights against that penalty

 

May 2018

  • General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to replace current Data Protection legislation