Employer
Introduction
The rules on tax and National Insurance contributions for employer-supported childcare changed on 6 April 2005. Exemptions were introduced to encourage more employers to help their employees with their childcare responsibilities. If you give your employees childcare vouchers as part of their salary, the first £55 a week is free from both tax and NICs if the qualifying conditions are met. Every employee is entitled to the £55 a week exempt limit, so this means that both parents are eligible to receive childcare vouchers.
Childcare Vouchers (Wales) operates a simple electronic voucher scheme which is easy to use by employers, employees and carers alike. We will assist you with the initial set-up paperwork and then administer the scheme through our interactive website which you can access and update 24 hours/day – 7 days/week.