Autumn budget 2021 – Key Employment announcements

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In the Autumn Budget 2021, on 27 October 2021, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, announced increases in the national minimum wage rates, an increase in funding for apprenticeships and an extension of the current hiring incentive for employers, a power to modify employment taxes in emergencies, and expanded on the Scale-up immigration route and Global Talent Network introduced in the Spring 2021 Budget. Partner at Kingsley Napley, Katie Newbury commented on the measures and the impact on employment.