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Three major local authorities; Bucks, Cambs and Herts, are joining forces and working with flexible benefits provider, Vebnet, to become the first local councils to introduce pilot Total Reward Statement (TRS) schemes for three sample groups of local authority personnel across the respective counties. The results of this pilot will be used to deduce feasibility, resourcing, cost and effectiveness of rolling out TRS to all 60,000 local public sector employees across the three local authorities.

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( London , UK , 27th June 2008) Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multi-media products, has won “Communications Strategy of the Year for “Organisations with fewer than 5000 Employees” in the Employee Benefits Awards for their innovative communications “MyChoice”.

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26 June 2008 - The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is rolling-out a ‘first of its kind’ patient-level resource management (PRM) system from COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts). This new system, which uses barcode scanning technology and is costing in the region of £75,000, replaces inefficient and costly paper-based stock management processes.

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Employment Tribunal awards and family friendly rights
On 17 June 2008, the Employment Forum presented its latest recommendations on two employment topics to the Social Security Minister. The first relates to new powers for the Employment Tribunal when making awards to employees who have been unfairly dismissed. The second recommends maternity, paternity and family friendly working rights.

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There are a number of different structures governing the interest that HMRC charges on late payments of tax and pays out on overpayments, the framework and legislation for which were inherited from the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise. As many taxpayers, particularly businesses, interact with HMRC across a range of taxes, HMRC is concerned that the differences are viewed as adding unnecessary complexity and burdens to the tax system.

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There are a number of different penalty structures across the taxes and duties administered by HMRC, the framework and legislation for which were inherited from the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise. As many taxpayers, particularly businesses, interact with HMRC across a range of taxes, HMRC is concerned that the differences are viewed as adding unnecessary complexity and burdens to the tax system.

Continue reading Filing Tax Returns and Paying Tax On Time - HMRC consults on a new approach to penalties

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Revenue publishes Defaulters List
The issue of Iris Oifigiúil dated 24 June 2008 contains details of published audit /investigation settlements completed by Revenue in the period 1 January 2008 to 31 March 2008.

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A new comprehensive Double Taxation Convention between the United Kingdom and France was signed in London on 19 June 2008. The Convention will enter into force once both countries have completed their Parliamentary procedures and it will replace the existing Convention which dates from 1968.

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Wage-fixing machinery in the agricultural industry in Scotland has been in place in various forms since 1917. The Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 consolidated the regulatory Acts of 1937 and 1940 and provided for the establishment of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB). Under the 1949 Act and its subsequent amendments, the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board is empowered to make Orders fixing minimum wage rates, holiday entitlement and other conditions of service for agricultural workers in Scotland.

Continue reading Scottish Agricultural Wages Board - Consultation on continued need for minimum wages for agricultural workers in Scotland

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25th & 26th September 2008
Location: Barcelona - Hotel AB SKIPPER

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