The Gender Pension Gap

The Gender Pension Gap

The gender pensions gap is the difference in retirement income between men and women, where women have less pension savings in retirement than men. Could this be true for some of your employees? Or for you? According to the Department for Work and Pension the gender...
The National Insurance Tax Cut

The National Insurance Tax Cut

For employees, the national insurance cut announced in the Autumn Statement took effect on 6 January 2024. For many years, successive governments have been happy for the public to vaguely believe that national insurance contributions (NICs) are building up in some...
Payrolling Employer-Provided Benefits

Payrolling Employer-Provided Benefits

Do you currently payroll your benefits-in-kind (BIK)? HMRC has announced that payrolling benefits, and paying class 1A NIC on benefits-in-kind (BIK) via payroll, will be mandatory from April 2026. This will reduce administrative burdens by simplifying and digitising...
Time for year-end tax planning

Time for year-end tax planning

With Christmas and the New Year over, it is time to turn your thoughts to planning for the tax year end. While many parts of the tax landscape have been frozen, such as the personal allowance and most income tax thresholds, that does not mean you should ignore tax...
Talk Money Week

Talk Money Week

EBCam are supporting Talk Money Week 2023, an initiative from the Money and Pensions Service designed to build financial conversations into our everyday lives. The week is an opportunity for everyone to get involved with events and activities across the UK which help...
Bill To Expand Auto-Enrolment Is Granted Royal Assent

Bill To Expand Auto-Enrolment Is Granted Royal Assent

Pension industry news! The Private Members’ Bill that aims to help people, including low earners and younger workers, save more into their pension and look after their financial futures, has been granted Royal Assent. This means Auto-Enrolment will be expanded....