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Re:Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%?) by lozenge on Saturday November 12, 2022 @03:33AM (#33571255)
They did say it includes taxes, maybe they are including a 3% pension contribution or even Employers' NI which can run to 12% of salary.
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Re:Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%?) by blowski on Saturday November 12, 2022 @04:13AM (#33571468)
The taxes I mentioned are part of the cost of running an office - especially local government taxes ("rates" in UK parlance).

The £9K figure _doesn't_ include taxes on individuals, such as NI and pension contributions. That comes from a different budget, and is typically an extra 25% on top of salary.

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Re:Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%?) by benj111 on Saturday November 12, 2022 @05:52AM (#33571949)
25%?

Employer NI contributions are ~1/2 that. What other taxes do employers inccur?

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Re:Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%?) by blowski on Saturday November 12, 2022 @06:13AM (#33572045)
I lumped a few costs onto that, which aren't taxes, but are tied to salary. Pension contributions, life insurance, health insurance, for example - these all come out of the same budget as national insurance contributions.
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