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Ian Davis: Bubbling legislation will see payroll teams spread thinly

Ahead of the Autumn Update 2019, Ian Davis, head of payroll, at Direct Line Group takes part in a 60 second interview

Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor four weeks before budget

13 Feb 2020by Amber-Ainsley Pritchard

Sajid Javid has resigned as chancellor as Boris Johnson carries out a post-Brexit cabinet reshuffle, the BBC has reported

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HMRC announces new IR35 detail

12 Feb 2020

FCA to phase in new pensions rules

12 Feb 2020

Will you make The Reward 300 2020?

15 Jan 2020

Finland’s paid parental leave to increase to 14 months

12 Feb 2020

Revealed: The Reward 300 2019 and Reward 300 Individual Awards winners

The Reward 300 has evolved

Meet Reward Strategy’s Editor at the Payroll Autumn Update

The Rewards 2018: Entries close Friday

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Flexible pension withdrawals have reached almost £33bn since 2015

In the fourth quarter of 2019, there were a total of 828,000 pension withdrawals made by 327,000 individuals, totalling a bill of £2.2bn

Employees want to work in a way that’s “not currently available”

Remote working is transforming the digital economy and UK businesses must adapt to keep up or risk being left behind, says utilities and communications specialist Glide

Reward Strategy to host IR35 seminar with Crowe UK

The latest review of IR35 is due to conclude soon, so what should you be doing to ensure you are ready for the changes?

40% of employers challenged with supporting high earners’ needs

According to new research from Smarterly, a savings and investments platform, 96 percent of companies have had to come up with employee benefit initiatives to deal with higher earners - including offering cash alternatives

TPR fines fellow watchdog for pension scheme failures

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has ordered the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to pay a £2,000 fine in relation to a lack of details in its defined contribution (DC) scheme documentation

Employers have lost £133m of apprenticeship levy funds, new report says

Many employers believe the money paid into the apprenticeship levy could only be used to fund training for new entrants into the workplace, new report finds

NLW has “compressed” pay distribution, according to new research

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has published a new blog about research discussing how the National Living Wage (NLW) relates to inequality and job progression

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