Category: Employees

Statutory Parental Payment increased by 10.1% from April 2023 to £172.48

Following the governments Autumn Statement on 17th November 2022 and indication that benefits would rise by 10.1%, it has been confirmed that the standard rate for: Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) And Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (SPBP) will increase from the current £156.66 to … Continue reading Statutory Parental Payment increased by 10.1% from April 2023 to £172.48 →

National Minimum and Living Wage rise for April 2023

The government states it is committed to ending low pay.  From 1st April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over – the largest ever cash increase for the NLW. This represents an increase of over £1,600 to the annual earnings of a … Continue reading National Minimum and Living Wage rise for April 2023 →

Chancellor brings forward further Medium-Term Fiscal Plan measures

Dear IReeN, Please share the following message sent on behalf of the HMRC External Affairs Team.  Earlier today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, brought forward a number of measures from 31 October’s Medium-Term Fiscal Plan. The measures are designed to ensure the UK’s economic stability and provide confidence in the government’s … Continue reading Chancellor brings forward further Medium-Term Fiscal Plan measures →