Hot Topics – National Minimum Wage, Gender Pay and Auto Enrolment
Event Information
Description
The East Midlands HR Network has teamed up with PwC to deliver the Employment Taxes and Payroll Governance Hot Topics event. PwC employment specialists will present to us their insights into how HR and Payroll professionals are dealing with recent challenges such as increased enforcement of national minimum wage compliance by HMRC, the requirement to report on the gender pay gap and auto re-enrolment.
To find out more about the topics discussed at this insightful session, see below.
Breakfast, tea and coffee will be available - with the floor opening up for any questions you may have on the featured topics and any other issues. PwC employment specialists will also be available afterwards; if you'd like to have a more in depth discussion.
The event is FREE and kindly hosted by PwC but with limited places available - so book your place now!
Please note attendance at this event is limited to in-house HR professionals, in-house recruiters, L&D or OD professionals only.
When & where?
Date: 19 April 2018
Time: 8:00am - 10:00am
Venue: PwC, Donnington Court, Pegasus Business Park, Castle Donington, East Midlands, DE74 2UZ
Cost: FREE thanks to PwC. However, places are limited to no more than 2 people per organisation.
This insightful session will cover:
National Minimum Wage: Many employers who believe they pay at or above the national minimum wage actually fall foul of the complex legislation and HMRC’s interpretations. You may have seen in the news that many large employers are finding themselves on the Government's ‘naming and shaming’ list, and are needing to pay thousands of pounds in back pay to employees, as well as fines with a headline rate of 200%. HMRC have increased their focus in this area with an increased budget of £25m and almost a four fold increase in Inspectors and are systematically reviewing businesses for national minimum wage compliance.
Gender Pay Gap Reporting: All organisations with 250 or more employees will have reported their gender pay gap by 5 April 2018. Not only is the seemingly simple calculation more complex than first meets the eye, but reports of any level of gender pay gap can have an impact your workforce. The internal and external messaging is key and many organisations are choosing to take a wider look at their workforce and pay structures to determine the reasons behind the gap as we move into what is effectively the third year of the reporting requirements.
Auto re-enrolment: As auto enrolment rates increase from 1 April and will increase again in 2019, we will take a look at the impact these increases will have on employers, the opt out rates by pension members and also what employers can do to manage ongoing costs and compliance.
