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Budget 2024: navigating the changes
Posted: 31/10/2024
After months of intense speculation, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered both her own and the new government’s first Budget yesterday. While the chancellor’s statement has significant impact for individuals and trusts and has created real challenges for some, we now at least have some certainty about those areas the......>>
Non-dom tax changes – government policy paper published
Posted: 02/08/2024
The new Labour government has now published a policy paper on 29 July, in which it has confirmed its intention to proceed with abolishing the remittance basis, and change inheritance tax to a residence-based regime. This is expected, as Labour had previously stated that it largely supported the changes proposed by the last Conservative......>>
What can employers expect from the new Labour government?
Posted: 02/08/2024
Four weeks on from the election, with a new cabinet appointed and the King’s Speech delivered, this article follows our high-level guide on the initial considerations for employers following Labour’s victory and provides a more detailed look at some of the party’s key proposals and what lies ahead for employers and their advisers over the coming......>>
New organisation to transform England’s skills system and drive growth
Posted: 31/07/2024
The government has announced the launch of a new body called Skills England to bring together key departments and partners - including central and local government, businesses, training providers, and unions - in order to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all regions and fulfil a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills......>>
What does a Labour government mean for the charity sector?
Posted: 10/07/2024
Historically having a Labour government, with its emphasis on public welfare, has translated into increased funding for charities, particularly those addressing poverty, homelessness, and social inequality. It might therefore be thought that charities working in these sectors will now see an increase in government support; although if there really is......>>
Immigration – what can businesses expect from the new government?
Posted: 10/07/2024
The Labour Party has won the 2024 UK election with a large majority, ending 14 years of a Conservative government in which immigration had increasingly become a political football. As ministers bed into their new roles and Yvette Cooper becomes the new Home Secretary (having served as Shadow Home Secretary since 2021, and chair of the......>>
General election 2024: anticipated non-dom tax changes under a newly elected Labour government
Posted: 05/07/2024
The Labour Party has won an historic, albeit expected, victory, obtaining a significant majority and enabling it to form a new government. Keir Starmer may not have settled into his new accommodation yet, but eyes are already turning to what the new government will mean for the country, particularly for non-doms and new arrivers to the UK......>>
The first week of a new Labour government – what should employers be doing?
Posted: 05/07/2024
Now that the election results are in, all eyes are on what the new government will do next. The Labour Party manifesto, Change, suggests that in the field of employment law, at least, significant changes are likely to be on the horizon. While the new government is committed to publishing an employment bill within its first 100 days in power, some......>>
Employers will need to upskill if Labour’s proposed employment law changes come to pass
Posted: 02/07/2024
If Labour is elected, the party would revoke several anti trade union laws. First, the Trade Union Act 2016, which introduced restrictions on industrial action such as imposing longer notice periods and higher ballot thresholds. Second, the Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act 2023, which requires workers in key sectors to provide minimum levels......>>
How will the Conservatives and Labour help support the fintech sector?
Posted: 02/07/2024
The Conservatives’ promises for fintech are largely contained within the Edinburgh Reforms, the Mansion House Compact and the Future of Payments Review, which taken together set out what we can expect for fintech if the Conservatives were to continue in government. Interestingly, Labour’s approach to fintech and financial services......>>

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