All Tax and legislation articles – Page 4
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2025: Enterprise management incentive schemes to be expanded
Eligibility limits in enterprise management incentive (EMI) schemes are to be expanded.
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2025: Fuel duty freeze to remain until 2026
The government has announced that the temporary 5p cut in fuel duty will remain until August 2026.
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2025: Income tax and NIC thresholds frozen for three years
Autumn Budget 2025: The government freeze income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) thresholds for employees and self-employed individuals at their current levels for three more years.
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ArticleRoyal Mail postal worker wins £3,000 compensation after unlawful denial of unpaid parental leave
An employment tribunal has ruled that a Royal Mail postal worker’s unpaid parental leave was unlawfully denied and that she should receive more than £3,000 in compensation.
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OpinionBina Gayadien: Is pensions relief under attack?
Speculation around the upcoming Autumn Statement on 26 November suggests that pensions salary sacrifice arrangements may be under review.
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ArticleGarden centre ordered to compensate autistic man after unpaid trial shift
An autistic man who undertook an unpaid trial day at a garden centre in Ireland has been awarded compensation for disability discrimination.
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ArticleFormer ward manager appeals unfair dismissal and disability discrimination
An employment appeal tribunal has found that a former ward manager at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was right to appeal an unfair dismissal following a disciplinary investigation.
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OpinionJo Martin: Tribunal cases highlight need for better neurodiversity workplace support
What reasonable adjustments can employers make regarding neurodiversity to keep themselves safe from tribunal action?
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ArticleTribunal rules Amazon worker was not unfairly dismissed in health policy dispute
An employment tribunal has ruled that a former Amazon UK worker was not unfairly dismissed following a dispute around absence management policies.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Is this the end of the road for pensions salary sacrifice?
Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget, there is speculation around the government’s potential plans to cap the tax-free amount that can be sacrificed.
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OpinionEmma Gross: Misunderstanding burnout and how employers can help
Once dismissed as a personal wellbeing concern, burnout is now a matter of compliance, governance and performance.
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ArticleTribunal rise shows employers need more neurodiversity understanding
The number of employment tribunal cases involving neurodiversity in the UK has surged from 102 to 183 in the past year, according to research by law firm Fox and Partners.
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ArticleTribunal orders former HMRC worker to pay £20,000 after refusing to return to office
An employment tribunal has ordered a former HMRC worker to pay £20,000 after losing a case he brought when he refused to return to the office after the Covid-19 lockdown.
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OpinionAmanda Trewhella: The Employment Rights Bill and pregnancy loss leave
Although there is still no general statutory right to compassionate leave, parents are now able to take a period of two weeks paid leave from work if their child passes away.
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ArticleStradbally Ladders ordered to pay €6,000 to worker made redundant on maternity leave
Stradbally Ladders in County Laois, Ireland, has been ordered to pay €6,000 to a former office worker for making her redundant while on maternity leave last year.
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OpinionKaren Bates: Employment Rights Bill: from introduction to implementation
The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) continues to progress through Parliament and will implement some of the biggest changes to employment law in decades.
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ArticleWetherspoons to pay autistic worker £25,412 after incorrect use of staff discount without prior knowledge
Pub chain Wetherspoons has been ordered to pay an autistic worker £25,412 after he used his staff discount incorrectly without prior knowledge.
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ArticleMinisters consult on new bereavement and pregnancy protections
The government has launched consultations on new measures in the Employment Rights Bill for bereavement leave, and protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work.
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ArticleGovernment finalises regulations on CDC pensions
The government has finalised regulations around multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes and launched a consultation on retirement CDC.
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OpinionTom Heys: UK gender pay gap bigger than reported: why HR must act
The UK gender pay gap has been consistently under-reported for more than 20 years.