Topping up your State Pension

Topping up your State Pension – Act now!  Urgent Deadline of 5 April 2025 The full State Pension has recently rose to £221.20 a week.  Qualifying for the full State Pension will depend on how many qualifying years you have banked paying National Insurance (NI) – the more years you have, the bigger portion of […]

National Minimum Wage – 2025 update

The cost of living is something that we are all aware of. It affects us all and it is important that we look at our wage and check that we are receiving the minimum wage. So, what are the rates, who is entitled to receive them, and what happens when employers fall foul of the […]

Changes to Employer’s National Insurance

Last week saw our new Government’s first budget and there was a lot to take in.  In this article we want to focus on the changes to National Minimum Wage, Employer’s National Insurance (NI) and the Employment Allowance and what it all means for businesses and workers. NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE  The Government sets a minimum […]