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For employers with between 50 and 249 employees auto-enrolment of employees into a pension scheme starts 1 April 2014. Smaller employers, under 50 employees, will need auto-enrol on a staged basis between 1 June 2015 and 1 April 2017. Employers who are still unclear what their responsibilities are under this new regulation should take a look at the Pensions Regulator Continue Reading

Employers have been warned recently that schemes setting out to avoid payment of wages to employees at the minimum rates set by the National Minimum Wage regulations will be penalised. Currently, employers found lacking in this area will be required to make up the unpaid wages and pay fines which can be up to 50% of the total arrears, capped Continue Reading

The Craigavon Business Forum's next event ' Ten Technologies That Will Transform You Business'  takes place this Friday, 28 February, morning at 7.45am.  The venue is the excellent CIDO Innovation Centre, Charlestown Road, Carn.  We start with coffee at 7.45am and finish at approximately 9.00am with a Bacon & Sausage Soda. This month our speaker is Garry McDonald from Helios IT, Continue Reading

Since the 1990s fees for playing at not-for-profit sports clubs has been exempt for VAT purposes. However, HMRC has asserted that only club members’ playing fees are exempt for VAT purposes. Any visiting players have paid VAT included in their green fees. Clubs who have charged the same amount to members and visitors have therefore suffered a loss of revenue Continue Reading