{"id":1598,"date":"2014-12-03T09:53:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T09:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/my-brains.co.uk\/jackross\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2014-12-02T11:17:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T11:17:05","slug":"employment-allowance-benefits-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my-brains.co.uk\/jackross\/employment-allowance-benefits-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Allowance benefits businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>More than 850,000 businesses have benefited from the Employment Allowance in the scheme&#8217;s first 6 months, official figures have revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Employment Allowance reduces the national insurance contributions (NICs) bill for eligible employers, who can claim a class 1 secondary NICs reduction of up to \u00a32,000 through their payroll software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The figures reveal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>856,000 businesses have taken advantage of the NICs discount in the first 6 months of the scheme<\/li>\n<li>the wholesale and retail trade sector has benefited most, with 191,000 businesses claiming the allowance<\/li>\n<li>131,000 firms in the professional and scientific sector and 106,000 in the construction sector have benefited<\/li>\n<li>Yorkshire and the Humber (75%) and Northern Ireland (73%) have seen the largest take-up rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A recent survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that many firms have used the money saved via the Employment Allowance for capital investment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18% of employers used the saving to increase wages<\/li>\n<li>17% were able to hire more staff<\/li>\n<li>12% have spent the extra money on training<\/li>\n<li>18% have invested in equipment, machinery or premises.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>John Allan, national chairman of the FSB, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re really pleased to see so many businesses already taking advantage of the Employment Allowance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our members have used the Allowance by paying workers more, hiring new people and increasing training. It&#8217;s also good to see a quarter of those that used the allowance to hire new staff took on an apprentice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Ross can advise on claiming the Employment Allowance to find out more call 0161 832 4451.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 850,000 businesses have benefited from the Employment Allowance in the scheme&#8217;s first 6 months, official figures have revealed. The Employment Allowance reduces the national insurance contributions (NICs) bill for eligible employers, who can claim a class 1 secondary NICs reduction of up to \u00a32,000 through their payroll software. 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