Tax & Legislation
We provide you with up-to-date information on legislation and tax affecting employee benefits in the UK. Employee benefits legislation covers all benefits from pensions, company cars and share schemes to transfer of undertakings (TUPE) and minimum wage. Benefits tax plays a key role in shaping which benefits are offered, for example, the use of tax efficient benefits has been boosted through the use of salary sacrifice.
Definitions of tax & legislation
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News
Dame Carol Black publishes health and wellbeing recommendations
Employers and the government should invest more in employee health and wellbeing initiatives to reduce the £103bn that sickness absence costs the economy each year, says Dame Carol Black in her report Review of the health of Britain's working age population: Working for a better tomorrow.
06 May First tribunal case on age-related flex
06 May Share plans must be offered to short-term resident staff
06 May Tribunal back self-employed worker's claim for perks
05 May HMRC changes homeworking tax
Analysis
What to expect from the Corporate Manslaughter Act
The Corporate Manslaughter Act is set to go live in April 2008, but despite massive penalties, it does not raise the health and safety bar, so those already complying have less to fear, says Jenny Keefe
07 Jan The fleet agenda for 2008
07 Jan Tax agenda for 2008 lacks clarity
03 Dec Look into 2008: legal update
12 Nov Salary sacrifice schemes can help FDs save on payroll bill
05 Nov Employers turn to outsourcing their pensions administration
Case Studies
BT prepares for legal changes around benefits
In anticipation of next year's legislative changes, BT's reward team is focused on ensuring the structure of its benefits package is optimised to minimise risk.
03 Sep Case law - Flexible retirement
06 Aug BNP Paribas wins flex working ruling
09 Jul City lawyer brings age discrimination case before tribunal
Research
Directors urged to do more on health and safety
Businesses could do more to prevent thousands of accidents and hundreds of avoidable deaths a year.
04 Jun European Union holiday entitlements vary greatly
30 Apr More than half of organisations are unprepared for proposed manslaughter bill
