Receive £100 for filing your Employer’s End of Year Return online (PAYE)
Businesses with less than 50 employees can receive a tax-free payment of £100 for successfully filing their 2007/08 Employer’s End of Year Return (P14s and P35) online. A further tax-free amount of £75 is available for the tax year 2008/09.
For both tax years, the Return due date is 19th May.
In addition to receiving tax-free payments, online filing has many benefits. Not least that errors in filing documents can be identified and resolved quickly, avoiding potentially costly delays. Returns can be filed as soon as the tax year has ended, administration time and costs can be reduced, and crucially - your business will be ready for 6 April 2011 when online filing will become compulsory.
More information on PAYE Online for Employers
Pre-employment checks
You may wish to check a prospective employee’s references before making an unconditional job offer. But remember - candidates must give permission for referees to be contacted, and (except for some employers in the financial sector) previous employers are not obliged to give references.
In some circumstances you may also need to perform additional pre-employment checks before taking on staff - such as qualification checks, criminal record checks, health checks, or checks to ensure an employee has the legal right to work in the UK.
If references or other pre-employment checks are required, make explicitly clear when communicating with prospective employees that an offer of employment is made subject to the condition of obtaining satisfactory results.
More info on references and pre-employment checks
The Diploma: a new qualification for 14-19 year olds
The Diploma is a new qualification for 14-19 year olds that mixes theoretical study and practical experiences, developing skills and knowledge in young people that are better suited to both employment and higher education.
The new qualification has been ‘designed by employers for employers’ to meet the needs of businesses, and give young people improved opportunities to succeed in their working lives.
“Diplomas contain the knowledge and skills needed for a head start in business life”, said Sir Alan Jones, Chairman Emeritus of Toyota Manufacturing UK Ltd.
Find out more about what the Diploma can mean for you and your business
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