The government is to consult on four of the main simplifications outlined in the Office of Tax Simplification's (OTS) review of employee benefits and expenses, including the payrolling of P11Ds.
The government will undertake a call for evidence on remuneration practices to inform future policy changes, as it believes current rules can lead to "unfair outcomes".
Company car tax rates will rise for vehicles emitting more than 75 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre (gCO2/km), Chancellor George Osborne has announced.
More than a third (34%) of firms have seen absence rates improve over the last 12 months, research from group risk trade body Grid shows.
The Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) has slammed the government's proposals for operating its new tax-free childcare which would effectively close the whole industry within a few years.
Working mothers are not entitled to paid maternity leave if they are receiving a baby through surrogacy under European law, however individual states may go further, a court rules.
The government has confirmed that the existing employer-supported childcare scheme will be phased out once its new tax-free childcare package has been introduced next year.
The government has raised the limit on childcare support to 20% of costs up to £10,000 per year for each child - the equivalent of £2,000 of support per child per year.
A new occupational healthcare company, Work Doctors, aims to make it easier to access occupational healthcare and traditional family medicine for major UK businesses.
Aon is buying Lorica Employee Benefits in a bid to expand its health and benefits solutions to UK clients.