For your attention payroll professionals: Pay Academy takes you through some of the most frequently asked questions regarding furlough pay and how it works. In Part 1, we look at entitlement and … [Read more...]
Latest on how to make your furlough claim
The online portal for claiming your job retention grant in respect of furloughed workers is expected to be available from April 20th. At the time of writing, we still do not know where this portal … [Read more...]
COVID-19 guidance update from HMRC
The HMRC has issued the following update to its COVID-19 guidance: Dear customer, The government is committed to doing whatever it takes to support businesses and individuals through the … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Furlough Guidance
25 March 2020: the following is our understanding of this policy and how this will work based on the information published so far. It should not be relied on for advice at this stage but is intended … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Our Quick guide – recommended steps If you need to furlough a worker: Notify them in writing of the cessation of their duties and confirm they are remaining on the payroll Continue to pay … [Read more...]
Pay Academy and COVID-19
We are keen to assure all our clients that during this difficult time we are doing everything we can to maintain our efficient and professional service. In order to ensure the smooth running of our … [Read more...]
Healing SSP
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) has long been one of the most complicated bits of legislation we have to tackle. What with Periods of Incapacity for Work (PIWs), waiting days and linking periods it has … [Read more...]
Pensions 2022 – a vision of the future
NOW:Pensions has commissioned a very interesting report on the future of pensions. There is far too much for me to consider here but I thought you might be interested to hear some of the experts’ … [Read more...]
Questions we have answered
Q I have an ex-employee who is now claiming Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) from us. We didn’t even know she was pregnant when she left us! Is this possible? A Yes. If your employee left after the … [Read more...]
Statutory Bereavement Pay (SBP)
Parents and primary carers who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to at least two weeks’ paid parental bereavement leave from April 2020 subject to Royal Assent. Under the Parental … [Read more...]
