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For more than 10 years we have provided companies of all sizes and in a variety of sectors with uncomplicated, innovative and affordable human resources advice and on-site support ensuring that your people are an asset to your company and not a liability.

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With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) now almost fifteen years old, and with another increase pending on 1st April 2017 HMRC have issued a list of the most elaborate excuses they've been given by employers for not paying the appropriate rates:

Statutory Rate Increases

Alan Kitto

The Government has announced the statutory rate changes that will take effect from 1st April 2022. The changes are as follows:

  • The Employee Personal Tax Allowance - £12,570 (making a standard tax code 1257L)

  • The higher rate tax rate (40%) applies from earnings in excess of £37,700,; the 45% rate applies to earnings in excess of £150,000

  • Statutory Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Pay will all be £156.66 or 90% of average earnings, whichever is the lower

  • Statutory Sick Pay will be £99.35 per week

  • A week’s pay for calculating redundancy pay will be capped at £571.00

  • The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal claims will be a year’s gross salary or £93,878 whichever is the lower

In addition, the following changes take effect to the National Minimum and National Living Wages:

  • Aged 23 and above - £9.50 per hour

  • Aged 21 to 22 - £9.18 per hour

  • Aged 18 to 20 - £6.83 per hour

  • Under 18 and Apprentices interior first year - £4.81 per hour

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