Employer National Insurance Contributions

Coverage of payroll costs, taxation policy, and legislative changes affecting employer contributions across the UK hospitality and foodservice sector. This section provides updates on National Insurance thresholds, government reforms, wage bill impact, and compliance guidance, supporting restaurant groups, pub operators, caterers, and F&B employers in managing workforce costs and financial planning in a labour-intensive industry.

Mar- 2021 -

3 March

Coronavirus

Sunak to extend furlough scheme until September

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to extend the furlough scheme until September as part of his March Budget which will be announced today (3 March). According to The Times, Sunak will state that the country is in a “moment of crisis” as he extends furlough for another five months, taking…
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Sep- 2020 -

14 September

Coronavirus

700,000 jobs at risk as end of furlough scheme draws near

Over 700,000 employees are at risk of being made redundant in the second half of 2020, research from Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has revealed. IES estimates that some 650 thousand redundancies are expected in the second half of 2020, with 445 thousand redundancies in the three months between July…
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Jun- 2020 -

30 June

Coronavirus

Government confirms changes to ‘flexible’ furlough scheme

The UK government has confirmed the latest set of changes to its “flexible” furlough scheme – dubbed CJRS V2 – ahead of its launch of the 1 July. HM Revenue and Customs has set out the new guidance as the current version of the Coronavirus Job retention Scheme (CJRS) ends…
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Mar- 2020 -

27 March

Comment

What we know about furlough leave and the CJRS

HMRC published details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 26.3.20 which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme Key points include: Employees that employers can claim CJRS for For the purposes of CJRS, the definition of employee would include workers and agency workers provided they are subject to PAYE i.e. this…
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