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[UK] Labour confirms intention to abolish “youth” National Minimum Wage [UK] Labour confirms intention to abolish “youth” National Minimum Wage

The following sets of rates apply for the national minimum and living wage from April 2019:
13 May 2019

[UK] HMRC falls foul of GDPR [UK] HMRC falls foul of GDPR

Launched in 2017, HMRC’s Voice Biometric technology (Voice ID) service is designed to speed up customer recognition when contacting HMRC...
09 May 2019

[US] Social Security Administration and New Year’s Day rules [US] Social Security Administration and New Year’s Day rules

The way the Social Security Administration treats New Year’s Day can dramatically impact benefits
02 May 2019

[China] Shanghai’s minimum wage increase takes effect [China] Shanghai’s minimum wage increase takes effect

Shanghai’s minimum wage increase takes effect from April 1 2019
02 May 2019

 [UK] Payroll in the News  [UK] Payroll in the News

Payroll departments endeavour to pay staff accurately and on time as that is the main function of the payroll department...
02 May 2019

[South Africa] Changes to taxes on foreign employed residents [South Africa] Changes to taxes on foreign employed residents

Tax residents are taxed on their worldwide income, as a rule, but now a specific exemption has been made for...
01 May 2019

[Qatar] Indian job-seekers warned of employment scams [Qatar] Indian job-seekers warned of employment scams

The Indian embassy in Doha has warned job-seekers to stay alert to fake recruitment agents
01 May 2019