Banks and building societies are to carry out immigration checks on 70m current accounts from January in the biggest extension of Theresa May’s plans to create a “hostile environment” for illegal immigrants in Britain, the Guardian has learned. The Home Office expects to identify 6,000 visa over-stayers, failed asylum seekers and foreign national offenders facing deportation in the first year of the checks, which are to be carried out quarterly. The accounts of those identified will be … [Read more...]
Are you and your business ready for the Criminal Finances Act 2017?
With so much red tape and other recent changes to IR35 passing your desk, you can be forgiven for taking little notice of this legislation passed by Parliament last April. An introduction date of 30th September means that action may need to be taken to ensure you remain compliant. The Government believes that relevant bodies should be criminally liable where they fail to prevent those who act for, or on their behalf from criminally facilitating tax evasion. Here is a link to the draft … [Read more...]
Calls to outlaw umbrella firms in the NHS (by a union that doesn’t understand how umbrella works)
Yet again, this news proves that organisations that should be educated and look at the best interests of its members, clearly has no grasp of reality. Working through a compliant umbrella company would mean that the worker does not lose eligible earnings, the agency should create an Agency Rate that includes an uplifted amount above PAYE to include such deductions as employers NI, holiday pay, pension contributions and an amount for margin/fee. It is not the umbrella that is a parasite … [Read more...]
Unions plan mass recruitment of precarious workers and nationwide action
Unions are looking to copy the successes of Momentum in recruiting young members. The TUC unanimously passed a motion today to build union membership amongst gig economy workers and union leaders are promising to ‘get a million precarious workers on the streets’ next year. Is this the beginning of a new trade unionism? Recognising the successes of the McDonald’s strike and industrial action by other precarious workers around the country, trade union leaders appear to be gearing up for a … [Read more...]
It’s National Teaching Assistants’ Day!
It's National Teaching Assistants' Day - the special day of the year dedicated to recognising the invaluable contribution teaching assistants make to the education and support of school children across the UK. According to the National Teaching Assistants' Day website, there are nearly a quarter of a million teaching assistants in the UK - compared with 71,800 only 15 years ago. That explosion in numbers comes as no surprise to us at ePayMe, where we count numerous teaching assistants among … [Read more...]
Another adrenaline-fuelled weekend of racing for ePayMe-supported riders
The British Superbikes Championship moves to Oulton Park in Cheshire this wekeend for the first of three ‘Showdown’ rounds, when the season’s top six riders compete for the title. Although neither Dan Linfoot nor Michael Laverty have enough points to challenge for the top spot, after their incredible first and second positions at Silverstone last week they’ll be hungry for further success on this challenging circuit. Read more at the ASJ Racing website … [Read more...]
Teacher retention efforts ‘not working’
Government efforts to help schools keep hold of teachers and develop their skills do not appear to be working, the government spending watchdog suggests. A National Audit Office report shows more teachers leave before retirement than five years ago, and schools are finding it tougher to fill posts. In 2016, nearly 35,000 teachers - 8% of the workforce - left their jobs for reasons other than retirement, it said. The government said it was tackling the challenges facing schools. The … [Read more...]
Immigration Policy Must be Evidence-Based and Reflect Need for ‘Low Skilled’ Workers
A draft government paper leaked to The Guardian newspaper set out options that the government might be considering when designing the new immigration system that will come into force after the UK leaves the EU in 2019. Commenting on the importance of a new immigration system that is based on evidence and that meets business needs, REC chief executive Kevin Green says: “The UK’s flexible labour market is of huge benefit to our economy and any changes that result in severe reductions in … [Read more...]
Are IR35 Enquiries on the up?
The controversy created by the introduction of the public sector rules in April this year, could have understandably led many to believe that IR35 enquiries in the private sector had taken a bit of a back seat. This however seems not to be the case at all, and Qdos Contractor have been notified of a number of new IR35 enquiries over the last few weeks. It’s important to remember that contractors who work in the private sector are unaffected by the changes to IR35 within the public sector and … [Read more...]
National Payroll Week
This week (4-8 September) has been National Payroll Week, putting the spotlight on the payroll profession and those working within it. Across the country, payroll staff ensure that millions of people are paid the right amount at the right time on every pay day. It's a profession that requires numerous complex processes to perform perfectly every time, in line with all the latest legislation relating to taxation, employment and data protection. Here at ePayMe, as one of the UK's … [Read more...]
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