The Employment Allowance provides eligible employers with a reduction of up to £3,000 a year on their employer\u2019s National Insurance contributions (NICs). This is a relief on employer\u2019s rather than employee NICs; the allowance does not give employees national insurance relief.<\/p>
<\/p>
Details on the employers that benefit from the Employment Allowance can be found in HMRC\u2019s Employment Allowance take-up publication, found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employment-allowance-take-up-statistics<\/a>. In particular, table 6 provides a summary of Employment Allowance take-up by employer size.<\/p>"}
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