HMRC Agricultural Compliance Checks
In the rural sector, employers are being urged to check that they are paying the correct minimum wages rates where both the Agricultural Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage apply. HMRC has launched a programme of compliance checks to ensure the correct rates...
VAT Payable On Full Cost Of Temps
Farms and rural businesses who hire temporary staff through an agency must continue to pay VAT on the wages of those workers, and not just on any commission that is due. A tribunal has ruled that VAT at the standard rate is due on all amounts charged to a client for...
Happy Holidays From Green & Co
As we take our Christmas break at the end of another productive year, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our loyal blog readers! Whether you are already a client, a prospective client, or just like to read our informative articles each week, it is...
Changes to Agricultural Minimum Wage on the Horizon
Farm workers in Wales are set to receive a 6% pay rise by the end of this year, following the introduction of an interim Agricultural Wages Order for Wales. It will be the first pay rise of its kind since the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board in 2013, and will...