1 March 2020 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 May 2019. 2 March 2020 – Self assessment tax for 2019/19 paid after this date will incur a 5% surcharge. 19 March 2020 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 March 2020. (If you pay your tax

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Acas has published new guidance on the general use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in the workplace, to help employers and workers understand what NDAs are and how to prevent their misuse.  The guidance is clear that NDAs cannot be used to prevent a worker reporting discrimination or sexual harassment at work or to the police,

Organisations that market their goods and services overseas will be encouraged by the statistics published by the Office for National Statistics on 11 February 2020. In summary they said: The UK has experienced 45 consecutive months of annual export growth on a rolling annual basis. UK companies exported £689 billion worth of goods and services

The deadline to apply for customs support funding has been extended until 31 January 2021. The scheme was first announced in September 2019 and had been scheduled to close on 31 January 2020. The grant funding can be used to help businesses with costs around recruitment, training and IT improvements if they complete customs declarations.

The draft Employment Allowance (Excluded Persons) Regulations 2020 have been laid before Parliament and are due to come into force on 6 April 2020. The regulations, will restrict the Employment Allowance (currently £3,000 per year) to those employers with a secondary Class 1 NIC's liability below £100,000 in the preceding tax year. The £100,000 limit

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work. It replaces previous guidance published in December 2017. The new guidance explains employers’ legal responsibilities and the practical steps they should take to prevent and respond to harassment and victimisation at work. It also provides advice

According to proposals set out in a government policy paper, the revised rates for statutory maternity pay (SMP), statutory adoption pay (SAP), statutory paternity pay (SPP), statutory shared parental pay (ShPP) and statutory sick pay (SSP) for tax year 2020/21 are to be as follows: the standard weekly rates of SMP, SAP, SPP and ShPP

The government has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission in full and has announced that it will increase the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates from 1 April 2020 as follows: the NLW rate for workers aged 25 and over will increase from £8.21 to £8.72 per hour –

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a new data protection web hub specifically aimed at small and medium sized organisations (SMEs). The web hub contains a variety of useful resources, including a self-assessment tool, guidance on hot topics and FAQs on GDPR requirements, as well as information on the data protection fee.   Source: