#national-insurance

#national-insurance

27% of small businesses expect to shrink, close, or sell in the next 12 months, surpassing 25% who anticipate growth, marking a historic shift in sentiment.

HMRC is reminding parents and carers to apply for a scheme which could be worth an extra 100,000 or more to state pensioners when they retire.

Your support makes all the difference. Prices could increase and staff working hours fall as the rise in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) comes into force.

Lush's approach will involve incremental price changes throughout the year to mitigate impact on customers from the increased National Insurance costs, totaling £2.7m annually.

Employers not currently utilising salary sacrifice for pensions are potentially missing out on savings for their business and their employees.

The unique National Insurance number, assigned around age 16, serves as a lifelong identifier crucial for work rights, tax, benefits, and administrative purposes.

"The level of uncertainty is rising at the moment. Certainly, some of that is domestic and some of that is global."