Employment Rights Bill: Bill 81 of 2024-25
The government introduced the Employment Rights Bill in the House of Lords on 14 March 2025. The House is scheduled to debate the bill at second reading on 27 March 2025.
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National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages (231 KB , PDF)
The National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill is a government bill that would amend the national insurance treatment of termination awards and income from sporting testimonials.
It would introduce a new 13.8% Class 1A Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) charge to any part of a termination award or payment from a sporting testimonial that is already liable to income tax.
The bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 April 2019 and completed its stages in the Commons, without amendment, on 10 June 2019.
During the House of Commons stages, both Labour and the Scottish National Party (SNP) opposed the bill. Labour argued that the bill was an attempt by the Government to introduce measures aimed at raising additional revenue from the termination payments of workers. Whilst the SNP called for the bill to include a requirement on the Government to review the impact of the measure.
The bill was introduced into the House of Lords on 11 June 2019 and is scheduled to receive its second reading on 26 June 2019.
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National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages (231 KB , PDF)
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