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[UK] Self-employed National Insurance contributions by Direct Debit [UK] Self-employed National Insurance contributions by Direct Debit

In general, there are 2 types of National Insurance that must be paid if the individual is self-employed
12 Aug 2019

[UK] Addressing Unfair Flexible Working Practices [UK] Addressing Unfair Flexible Working Practices

The 2018 remit for the Low Pay Commission (LPC) included an additional set of tasks following the Taylor Review of...
12 Aug 2019

Cegid announce acquisition of Meta4 Cegid announce acquisition of Meta4

Cegid has announced its acquisition of the Spanish Payroll and HR cloud software firm Meta4
09 Aug 2019

[Vietnam] Vietnam in top 10 for expats [Vietnam] Vietnam in top 10 for expats

In addition to rising above Thailand in the world rankings, Vietnam now holds 10th place overall in the best countries...
08 Aug 2019

[Kenya] Employment law requires further changes [Kenya] Employment law requires further changes

If it is passed into law, the draft Employment Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will be a progressive piece of legislation...
08 Aug 2019

[UK] Ministerial and Government Appointments July 2019 [UK] Ministerial and Government Appointments July 2019

We recently published a list of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new Cabinet.  On the 30thof July 2019, gov.uk published the...
07 Aug 2019

[UK] Rural businesses a target of minimum wage checks [UK] Rural businesses a target of minimum wage checks

Farm employers who do not pay workers the national minimum wage are the target of a crackdown by government officials
02 Aug 2019