The government is consulting on proposals to introduce a statutory code of practice to stop controversial dismissal tactics used by unscrupulous employers

The Charity Commission is consulting with charities and public sector organisations to develop new guidance for charities when they use social media

The government is consulting on the calculation of holiday entitlement received by part-year and irregular hours workers, following a recent Supreme Court judgment

Changes to pension rules for NHS staff including doctors and nurses will remove some of the tax barriers preventing staff from working

Failure to comply with the rules relating to the pensions dashboard will result in fines of up to £50,000 for businesses and individuals

In a wide-ranging overhaul of the insolvency rules, the government is proposing the creation of a stand-alone independent regulator to monitor insolvency practitioners and firms for the first time

The government plans to introduce rules to allow the Payment Services Regulator (PSR) to make reimbursement mandatory if businesses are defrauded through authorised push payment fraud

The Treasury and the Bank of England is to launch a consultation next year on potential plans to launch a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC)

The current anti money laundering (AML) regime’s main objectives fail to capture the important role the accountancy sector plays in acting as a ‘gatekeeper’ to the financial system and preventing criminals from doing business in the UK, says ICAEW

The government plans to strengthen employment rights for employees from their first day in a new job and unpaid leave for working carers

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Accounting for Growth is calling for evidence for a report into Apprenticeships and Skills: How to boost financial and professional skills in the UK

The government is planning to force pension providers to issue simpler annual statements to pension savers in auto enrolment schemes to overcome current jargon-filled reports