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Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for: Statutory…
Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: Ordinary Maternity…
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of…
Statutory Maternity Leave You qualify for Statutory Maternity Leave if:…
Statutory Maternity Leave At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell…
Maternity benefits Use a benefits calculator to see what help you can get…
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
You have to make deductions from your employee’s wages if a court orders…
You and your employee will each get an ‘attachment of earnings order’…
Priority orders are used for unpaid maintenance or fines. Calculate your…
Non-priority orders are used for debts from a county court judgment (CCJ).…
You can only make a deduction from the following earnings: wages, fees,…
The order that you get for the employee will tell you whether you have to…
Write to the Centralised Attachment of Earning Payments (CAPS) office…
Tax and reporting rules for employers who meet or reimburse an employee's expenses - scale rate payments round sum allowances (RSA)
As an employer providing business or private expenses for your employees,…
In general, something only counts as a business expense if your employee…
Private expenses are anything that does not count as a business expense,…
If you provide your employees with a set amount of cash to pay for some…
If you provide a set amount of cash for employees regardless of how they…
The following guides contain more detailed information: criteria for…
Find out how to calculate your taxable profits.
Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of the Digital Sector to the UK economy, measured by employment and employee earnings.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is a UK wide survey that provides a wide range of information on hourly, weekly and annual earnings by gender, work pattern, industry and occupation including public and private sector pay comparisons....
A statement of your earnings, including overtime, bonus or commission, for the last 3 months.
Guidance for education providers on how to claim funding that you cannot report in the individualised learner record (ILR).
Publish: 18th November 2015
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