Pay Roll reminders Reminder for Tax Year End 2008-2009

P11D, P11D(b) and P9D

By the 6th of July:

Your P11D, P11D(b) and P9D forms must reach your tax office

Any return of Class 1a NICS noted on Form P11D(b) must reach your tax office

You must give any employees for whom a P11D has been produced, a copy of the form

Class 1A NICs Payment Deadline (postal method)

Any payments received after the 19th of July will incur interest.

Class 1A NICs Payment Deadline (electronic method)

Any payments received after the 22nd of July will incur interest.

Employer Annual Return Forms P14/P35 - 2010

Under government proposals all employers, regardless of the number of employees, will have to file online from April 2010.

If you have any questions, please contact Vicki on 01494 455071 or at Vicki@hradvantage.co.uk. Answers to most of your questions are likely to be found on the HM Revenue website located at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm.

Extension to Paternity Leave Shelved
Hundreds of employers were considerably relieved when the government put the implementation of new paternity leave arrangements on hold.

The proposal was to permit fathers to take additional paternity leave if the mother of the newly born child returned to work before the end of the maternity leave period to which she was entitled.

Support for the government

Many organisations have significant support for the governments’ decision to ‘can’ the plans, stating that ‘it would be an administrative nightmare for HR and should not be introduced while we are still dealing with the pressures of the recession’. Problematic areas have been highlighted such as the issue that ‘you would have to communicate with the employee’s partner’s employer before the system would be workable’.

Disappointment with the government

Understandably, many employees were bitterly disappointed by the current rejection of the policy, suggesting that the plans would help and encourage mothers to return to the workplace whilst cutting down recruitment pressures for employers who end up with an employee who takes maternity leave and then decides not to return to employment.

Many believe that the recession has nothing to do with the rejection of the bill and claim that employers could cope with the potential costs; others suggest that the government must come up with more effective and workable plans.

The current arrangements
In the meantime employers and staff will have to make do with the current arrangements:

Employees have to satisfy the following conditions in order to qualify for Paternity Leave:-

Have or expect to have responsibility for the child’s upbringing

Be named on the Birth Certificate of the child or be the mother’s husband or partner (including same sex partners)

For more information on the above article or further information on family leave, please do not hesitate to contact HR Advantage on 01404 42359 or email helenna@hradvantage.co.uk.

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