Payroll & Reward Brunch 27 May 2021 Payroll & Reward Brunch Ian Holloway Payroll Consultant Purpose: • A regular session for payroll and reward professionals • Share thoughts and knowledge for your benefit • Allow you to tell us what you want to discuss • Two-way – share your thoughts and experiences on topics Submit any questions/comments via the chat box at the bottom and we will discuss at the end. Agenda • The devolved Government elections • Scotland • Wales • The Queen’s Speech • Bits and pieces • The Payroll Administrator Apprenticeship review • i-Realise KPI update. 3 May 2021 Elections 4 SCOTLAND NORTHERN IRELAND ENGLAND WALES Scotland • 65 MSPs for a majority • SNP-led administration, not SNP-controlled. 6 Scotland - people Nicola Sturgeon – First Minister Kate Forbes – Economy and Finance Humza Yousaf - Health Keith Brown - Justice Shirley–Anne Somerville – Education and Skills 7 SNP Manifesto • Scottish Income Tax ‘aims’: • ‘Over the course of the next parliament we will freeze Income Tax rates and bands’ • Thresholds will be increased by ‘a maximum of inflation’ • Strengthening tax powers: • ‘the devolution of VAT, and full powers over income tax and National Insurance contributions’ • A UK Income Tax and NICs structure and a Scottish one?! • Independence: • Pro-independence majority in the Scottish Parliament (SNP + Scottish Greens) • Indeyref2 looks likely. SNP-led administration, not SNP-controlled 8 SNP Manifesto • ‘Young Person’s Guarantee‘ • Aged between 16 and 24 in Scotland • Based on ‘circumstances and ambitions’ • University, college, an apprenticeship, training, work placement, volunteer programme • Employment • Explore the benefits of a 4-day working week • ‘Call’ for the full devolution of employment rights • Independence would achieve that, though • If devolved, employment rights UK (England and Wales), Northern Ireland and Scotland • The Scottish Agricultural Wage • Work with the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board to ensure payments at the Real Living Wage. SNP-led administration, not SNP-controlled 9 Wales • 31 MSs for a majority • Welsh Labour-led administration, not Welsh Labour-controlled. 10 Wales - people Mark Drakeford – First Minister Rebecca Evans - Finance Vaughan Gething – Economy Eluned Morgan - Health Jeremy Miles – Education and Welsh Language 11 Welsh Labour Manifesto • Welsh Rates of Income Tax: • ‘Not take more in Welsh rates of income tax from Welsh families for at least as long as the economic impact of coronavirus lasts’ • Implies WRIT powers will be used • Tax devolution: • ‘Make the case for clear and stable tax devolution for Wales that is fit for purpose’ • Employment and apprenticeships: • ‘Young Persons Guarantee’ (similar to Scotland) • ‘Improve workers’ rights, drive up the quality of jobs and public services’ • Carers to be paid Real Living Wage • ‘Address pay gaps based on gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability and other forms of discrimination’ – public sector • Creation of more apprenticeships. Labour-led administration, not Labour-controlled 12 The Queen's Speech 13 The Queen’s Speech May 2021 • The National Insurance Bill • Legislate for veteran’s employer’s NI holiday • Legislate for Freeports NI holiday • The Subsidy Control Bill • The UK replacement for the European Union State Aid framework • The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill • General Elections as per the Prime Minister, not fixed dates • The Skills and Post-16 Education Bill • The ‘flexible Lifelong Loan Entitlement’ • The Employment Bill? • Neonatal leave and pay (from 2023) • Extensions to employment protections • The right to request flexible working for all workers. 14 Other 15 Bits and Pieces • Advisory Fuel Rates from 01 June 2021 • All petrol and LPG changes, 1 diesel fuel change • Right to Work Checks • COVID-19 adjusted checks allowed scans or photographs of original documents • Was due to end 16 May 2021 • Now ending 20 June 2021 • From 21 June 2021, face-to-face and original document checks • HMRC’s CJRS Taxpayer Protection Taskforce • Writing to 10,000 employers • Check claims – see ‘Pay Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants back’ • Payroll KPIs • Working party established and correspondence on-going to develop our model • Level 3 Payroll Administrator Apprenticeship • Undergoing a 3-yearly review. 16 Any questions? Submit any questions via the Q&A box at the bottom of the screen. Making change happen, together. Next Brunch – 24 June 2021 Ian Holloway Future topics and Payroll Consultant [email protected] feedback on this session - we would love to hear from you! Connect with us now Follow i-realise-ltd Payroll & Reward Brunch Thank you! www.i-realise.co.uk [email protected] 020 3008 6358.