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ISO 27001 certification: What does it mean?

In June 2021, Cintra achieved the ISO 27001 certification. This certification demonstrates our commitment to information security and data protection. What is ISO 27001 and ...
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National Minimum Wage Rates for 2022

The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage will rise from 1 April 2022.
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Tax Year-End 2021/22

There are a number of key tasks that must be completed in the period around the end of the tax year on 5 April. The ...
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RTI New Year’s Resolutions

As 2021 draws to a close, we turn our thoughts to 2022 and maybe some New Year’s resolutions. HMRC have come up with some suggestions ...
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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rates for 2022/23

The DWP has now confirmed the new Statutory Sick Pay rates for 2022/23.   The following rates apply from 6 April 2022:  Unrounded daily rates Normal ...
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Statutory Payment Rates for Parental Pay 2022/23

The DWP has now confirmed the new statutory payment rates for parental pay for 2022/23.   The following rates apply from Sunday 3 April 2022:  Type ...
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Christmas benefits for staff

As we begin to prepare for the festive season, now is a good time to review the typical Christmas benefits that many employers provide to ...
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National Living Wage and Living Wage Rates Announced

Last week the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in his Budget speech to Parliament that the National Living Wage would increase by 6.6% to £9.50 per ...
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Company car, Van & Fuel Benefit 2022/23

On 27 October, the day of the Autumn Budget, HMRC published detailed information regarding their policy on the van benefit charge and fuel benefit charges ...
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Student Loans Guidance Update

There are four types of student loan repayment plans; Plans 1, 2, 4 and postgraduate loans (PGL). A borrower is normally only required to repay ...
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Personal & Stakeholder Pension Statistics

HMRC has recently released information gathered by the National Statistics office on Personal and Stakeholder pension.   The report provides information and analysis on personal pension ...
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Health & Social Care Levy

The Government recently announced that they will be introducing an additional increase to national insurance contributions to provide for social care.  Following on from this ...
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