Editorial for Newsletter #384

Written by Ian Congreave - Filed under: Editorials on June 15th, 2009

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This week we have confirmation that the weekly maximum rate of Statutory Redundancy Pay will be increasing in October but there will be no change to the rate next February when it might otherwise have been expected to go down.

Our Employer FAQ on the IR35 rules for Personal Service Companies has also been updated and next week we hope to include a new FAQ that will explain the tax and NICs arrangements for workers employed in managed service companies.

The changes to Cabinet appointments, about which little information was available at the time of writing, include the merger of BERR and DIUS into a new Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS). BERR is the most difficult and unhelpful of all the government departments for advisers to work with and the merger can hardly be expected to improve that lamentable situation - but at least the new department’s name is more memorable!

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Written by Ian Congreave -

Filed under: Editorials on June 15th, 2009