An important announcement in the Budget for employers to note was the decision to delay by a further year the introduction of employer Class 1A NICs on termination payments over £30,000, until April 2020.
There will also be changes to the availability of employment allowance in respect of NIC liability from April 2020 and to the apprenticeship levy from April 2019.
The new national minimum wage rates applicable from April 2019 have also been confirmed, with the rate for those aged 25 or over set at £8.21 an hour. (The Real Living Wage has also increased, to £9 an hour outside London and £10.55 an hour in London.)
Our tax team's briefing on the Autumn Budget is available here. Our blog post on the proposed changes to off-payroll working rules from April 2020 is here.
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