‘Irrelevant word-smithing’: Leading law firms to pay millions for apprenticeships payroll tax Legal Business11 December 2015Legal affairsEducation Preliminary Law Society figures estimate more than 250 firms will be hit by the 0.5% payroll tax to supplement apprenticeships announced in last month’s Autumn Statement, as full details of the levy are delayed.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentMore in this categoryWitness training: Fail to prepare, prepare to failSponsored briefing: The award-winning real estate lawyers offering flexible support to legal teams‘Drive long-lasting change’: Professionals urged to take part in survey on law and mental healthWork in progress – Big Law’s existential office conundrum still needs fixingCoronavirus latest: Supreme Court goes virtual as junior lawyers plea against postponing examsDeloitte launches pioneering post-grad training contract as education shake-up loomsRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London moves‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner