Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 - HMRC, disciplinary procedure, economics, employment, government jobs, immigration, job application, job search, politics, recruitment

Racial Discrimination in Employment

It is personally disapointing to return to the subject of Racial Discrimination in Employment, but unfortunately I think it is wholly appropriate.
“Civil servants send out bogus CVs”
Since the start of the year, in the middle of the worst economic crisis since 1929, the Department of Work and Pensions have created 2000 false [...]

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 - HMRC, economics, education, employment, europe, government jobs, immigration, job search, job seeking, minimum wage, politics, recruitment, regulation, sunday thoughts

UK Budget 2009

photo credit: ErrrLomoDeAtun
Today, UK Chancellor Alastair Darling, presented his budget for 2009/2010, and projections forward, in a package he said would steer the UK through to recovery. The headlines were, according to the BBC:

UK will have to borrow a record £175bn as he admitted the economy faces its worst year since the [...]

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Monday, April 6th, 2009 - HMRC, employer, employment, legal

HMRC IR35

HMRC have been continuing their fight on IR35, and have won a case against an Essex based construction company, resulting in a bill for £800,000
Background:
UK employee’s pay two types of tax in their pay: Income Tax, and National Insurance. The later is supposed to pay/contribute for areas such as the NHS and contributions to [...]

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 - DWP, HMRC, employment, legal, minimum wage, regulation

From Wednesday 1st October, the UK national minimum wage increases from £5.52 to £5.73 per hour for workers aged 22 and over, £4.77 for 18-21-year-olds and £3.53 for those aged 16 and 17.
As is seen by the pursuit and prosecution of high-profile employers like Loch Fyne restaurants, not only are HM Revenue and Customs and [...]

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