(London, 27th November 2008) Prudential Corporation Asia, the Asia business of international retail financial services group Prudential plc, and Thomsons Online Benefits, the leading employee benefits consultancy and software provider, announce a new partnership enabling Prudential to use Thomsons Online Benefits’ market-leading Perquisite™ software for its third-party employee benefits services in Asia.
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Posted November 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
The government response to Dame Carol Black’s review marks a watershed in improving the debilitating effect of employee absence to UK businesses at a time when they need all the help they can get, according to Dr. John Philpott, Chief Economist, CIPD:
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Posted November 26th, 2008 | No Comments »
Recent sales of HR.net have included a global services company employing over 79,000 staff in 49 countries and one of the UK’s leading general insurers and a wholly owned subsidiary of one of Europe’s most powerful financial groups. In each case HR.net was selected after a rigorous tender and comparison exercise.
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Posted November 26th, 2008 | No Comments »
Nearly a year after it began its Parliamentary stages, the Employment Act 2008 reached the statute books on 13 November. Its provisions affect every employer, not least because of the repeal of the statutory dispute resolution procedures. Does the new Act affect you? We have provided a brief summary of the changes but you really should make the time to read through the more detailed information.
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Posted November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Minister for Treasury and Resources has issued his 2009 Budget Report and it will be debated in the States in December.
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Posted November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Employers and their employees may enter into Agreements or Joint Elections in order to allow an employee, in anticipation of NICs liabilities arising on share option gains, to agree to meet the employer’s Class 1 NICs liabilities. The Joint Election approach involves a document that legally transfers the liabilities to the employer but only if it has HMRC approval.
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Posted November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
HMRC hosts a number of consultative forums to consider strategic and operational issues with its clients. The Employment Consultation Forum is the principal consultation forum for employers and their intermediaries. Members of the Forum include representatives from the Institute of Payroll Professionals, Payroll Alliance and the accountancy bodies. There are a number of sub-groups, such as for Benefits and Expenses and Statutory Payments, the minutes of whose meetings were discussed in last week’s newsletter.
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Posted November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Revenue has made a new electronic Tax Deduction Card (TDC) available for the use of employers. This facility helps employers maintain a complete employee deduction record of all employees’ pay, tax and PRSI details and is intended to replace the paper TDC used by some employers.
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Posted November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Chancellor will make his Pre-Budget Report speech to the House of Commons on Monday, 24 November 2008 at 3:30pm.
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Posted November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
On 12 December 2008, the Labour Court will hold an Inquiry into applications for the abolition of
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Posted November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
