HMRC are advising that this is not a genuine email and taxpayers should not act on it.
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( 3 / 135 )Proposals to introduce six months’ paid paternity leave for new fathers have been put on hold by the government in the light of the current economic climate.
The plans would have seen parents being able to share the 12 months maternity leave between them. Plans to extend the current statutory paid maternity pay from nine months to 12 have also been put on hold.
A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform issued the following statement:
“We have not yet announced a date for extending maternity and paternity rights. We are continuing to review the appropriateness of all new regulations due to come into force in the current economic climate. It is only right that in tough economic times we look afresh at the costs and benefits of new regulations.”
This announcement means that new father’s will not be able to take six months' paid leave to look after their baby, allowing the mother to return to work early. Many businesses will be relieved that this change is not being introduced in the current economic climate.
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( 3.3 / 127 )HMRC are advising taxpayers and employers that, as part of its ongoing plans “to improve customer service and efficiency”, they are in the process of changing the way they process PAYE records. In order to make all PAYE records available on one computer system they are undertaking a major IT upgrade.
They are advising that there will be temporary service interruptions from 12 June 2009 and that this may take some time as it will continue until “the new service is available to all trained staff and while we bring outstanding records up to date”. Apparently some parts of the PAYE service will be temporarily unavailable, as will the National Insurance Computer System.
HMRC have advised that although they will be able to provide general advice during this time they will not be able to answer specific queries relating to individual National Insurance records or recent PAYE changes. This may result in delays issuing refunds or new PAYE coding notices to individuals.
HMRC have advised that the Department for Work and Pensions will be similarly disrupted which may affect benefit claimants.
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