Following our update in November 2010, this article restates the key facts associated with the pension...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 15:00
Most organisations have a range of benefits that may have been built up over years, often with little strategic intent. But it is worth...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 18:15
Following the announcement of changes by HMRC to the treatment of childcare vouchers for higher rate taxpayers after 6th April 2011, Redbourne...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 16:48
Crone Corkill, an Advantage Professional company, recently conducted a survey of 550 office support professionals within London which found that...
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 09:29
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, announced that the annual allowance pension savings will be reduced from £255,000 to £50,...
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 10:48
Offering company cars through salary sacrifice schemes is a popular tax break in small firms, but it pays to weigh up the benefits and pitfalls...
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 17:36
A quick summary of the main extensions to equality legislation from ACCOUNTINGweb.co.uk.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 12:02
At the end of a Cycle to Work Scheme hire period the employer may choose to sell the bike, often to the employee. If the employer does sell...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 14:35
The industry is likely to be kept waiting until November to hear the findings from the auto-enrolment review, Nigel Waterson says.
Speaking...
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 14:35
AEGON has announced today that following a review of its business, it is to close their online employee benefit platform business. ...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 09:30
As well as rate changes there is another significant change for NMW for 1st October 2010 - the full rate becomes applicable for 21 year old's...
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 18:29
This text reflects Redbourne's current understanding of the pension reform situation. As there is a major review of this underway at present...
Monday, September 6, 2010 - 10:44
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 14:25
As published by DWP (www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/staging-dates-by-employer.pdf):
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 09:18
Employee Benefits magazine has an article on the subject of how HMRC view valuations of bikes at the end of loan agreements. It says that...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 09:40
Following the recent European Courts of Justice ruling on the tax treatment of retail vouchers offered in exchange for remuneration, Richard...
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 11:22
Useful article on taxation of EAPS which was reviewed by HMRC in 2009
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Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 14:13
This firm does a really good Budget summary:
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 08:52
XpertHR released its findings from their 2010 benefits and allowances survey are based on responses from 443 organisations employing almost 1.4...
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 11:20
From Employee benefits magazine June 2010:
BHSF has expanded its Plan4Life cancer cover so that organisations can include it in their...
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 13:00
I am sad to report the demise of the last goldfish which means that only the sucker fish remains. Seeing as he lives on what drops to the...
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 09:28
Just announced - whilst I can understand the merger, it does mean a loss of a strong brand of a direct competitor (Motivano) and is another...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 17:28
The announcements in the December 2009 pre-budget statements on pensions has created an extraordinarily complicated situation...
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 08:55
During our recent employee benefit briefings, we have been asked by many attendees to define what flexible benefits really...
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 08:54
A recent survey of companies (18,000 employees) across Europe and the UK, published by the Corporate Executive Board, indicated that one in four...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 08:56
The PBR on 9th December confirms at delay in the full implementation of the pension reforms to reduce the burden on small...
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 08:59
Many HR departments are starting to consider the benefits of rolling out IT systems which can be used by staff beyond the HR department. The...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 08:57