Sleep-in shift pay compliance scheme launched
The government has launched a new compliance scheme for social care providers that may have incorrectly paid workers below legal minimum wage hourly rates for sleep-in shifts. Social care employers will be able to opt into the new Social Care Compliance Scheme (SCCS), giving them up to a year to identify what they owe to […]
VODG concerned as HMRC ‘jumped the gun’ ahead of official guidance on sleep in payments
VODG and wider sector bodies have called on government to be clear about what changes it is proposing ahead of wider consultation following the Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake Court of Appeal judgement on sleep in payments. The latest communication from HMRC, which VODG understands is reaching a large number of social care providers, is […]
HMRC hires 800 extra staff
Some 800 extra staff have been hired by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in a bid to speed up helplines, and waiting times of almost an hour by taxpayers looking to speak with advisors. According to a recent report, the number of advisors is now back to 2013/14 levels, with calls in the year up […]
