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Buyer’s guide to bikes-for-work schemes

Employee Benefits

Initially, the consumer credit agreement allowed organisations to lease bikes and safety equipment up to the value of £1,000, including value-added tax (VAT), but in 2019 the scheme was updated. Employers make initial investments into necessary equipment on the behalf of employees, and a sum is then deducted from employees’ gross pay.

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Misclassification Lawsuit Filed by NJ Attorney General

Workers' Compensation

These practices not only resulted in the company at times paying truck drivers less than New Jersey’s effective minimum wage, but also, the deductions were sometimes greater than a driver’s entire gross pay, resulting in a negative net pay during some pay periods.

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How much will I get while on workers’ compensation?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

It also has a weekly benefit maximum of $1275 as of October 1, 2019. The following table shows the net weekly amounts for selected income and exemption combinations shown in the table above: Rhode Island offers a dependent amount of an additional $15 per week per dependent while the worker is temporarily totally disabled.