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Bumble employees to get unlimited paid leave

Aug 2, 2021 | 0

Staff will also receive a week-long company holiday twice a year as part of new policy announcement.

CIPD urge employers to develop policy supporting domestic abuse victims

Oct 2, 2020 | 0

What can employers do to ensure victims of domestic abuse are safeguarded?

Tenth of HR leaders still do not have a COVID-19 policy

Mar 16, 2020 | 0

59 per cent of HR leaders have implemented a plan.

Suzie Barrett: People Power – why you need to look after your staff

Apr 14, 2017 | 0

A PR agency’s key asset is the brains of its employees so we are in the business of managing...

Government urges employers to tackle the gender pay gap

Nov 18, 2015 | 0

The gender pay gap remains at 19.2 percent, according to new figures released today by the Office for National Statistics, unchanged since last year and still the lowest since records began.

Government considering simplifying deductions from termination payments

Oct 30, 2015 | 0

The government is to look at simplifying deductions from termination payments in response to a recent consultation. Last year, the Office of Tax Simplification concluded that the current tax system for termination payments was complex, unfair and increased the likelihood of tax avoidance. Errors or disagreements with HMRC occur easily and mistakes are expensive. Currently non-contractual termination payments (such as for redundancy) are not liable for NICs and are tax free below £30,000, but contractual ones are fully subject to income tax and NICs.