The HR Directors Business Summit 2009

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HR Directors Business Summit 2009
21-22 January 2009
The ICC, Broad Street, Birmingham

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UK flagThe International Tax Enforcement (Bermuda) Order 2008 was made on 9 July 2008. It is the first comprehensive Tax Information Exchange Arrangement (TIEA) to be signed by the UK with an Overseas Territory and broadly follows the Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters that is provided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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UK flagThe Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales met on 16-18 June 2008 to discuss proposals for a new Wages Order to come into force on 1 October 2008. Representations on any of the changes may be sent to the Secretary of the Board, no later than 21 July 2008.

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Republic of IrelandOn 11 August 2008, the Labour Court will hold Inquiries into the proposal by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to abolish the four existing Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) in the clothing sector and replace them with a single JLC to operate in relation to workers employed in the clothing sector and their employers.

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UK flagHMRC has provided two pages of information, one for individuals and one for employers, about the way in which the increase in the personal allowance will be introduced from 7 September 2008.

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Republic of Ireland flagThe rates up to which employees’ travelling expenses in their own vehicles may be paid free of tax and without specific Revenue approval have been increased from 1 July 2008, as follows. There are no changes to bicycle rates.

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Statutory Sick Pay - Simplification of procedures

UK flagCourtesy of the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP), we are able to provide sight of the new version of form SSP1 that will come into use from 27 October 2008. It must not be used by employers before that date.

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Key Travel opts for Pay and People solution from Ceridian

Key Travel, a leading travel management company for not-for-profit organisations, has chosen a pay and people solution from Ceridian, one of the largest providers of human resource services in the world. The web-based payroll and HR service covers employees at the organisation’s Manchester and London sites.

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Talent Management Europe 2008

Talent Management Europe Talent Management Europe 2008, 1-2 October 2008
Successful Succession Spotlight Day, 30 September 2008
Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Former Pilot’s Practice Processing Taking Off With Keytime Software

A former pilot turned accountant has extended his Keytime products at his Nottinghamshire practice to help limited company processing for his clients take off with Corporation Tax software.

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